tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post8503386390992381100..comments2024-03-27T23:45:06.093+01:00Comments on Renewable Music: Music Historians Write About The Music They Have Not The Music They'd Like To HaveDaniel Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-65251693008095833552008-03-20T22:45:00.000+01:002008-03-20T22:45:00.000+01:00I think the two critics have come under criticism ...I think the two critics have come under criticism for something they didn't do--it was the presenter who tried the "why not more British music thing". This Overgrown Path post covers that:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.overgrownpath.com/2008/03/views-shared-by-many-involved-in-new.html" REL="nofollow">This Overgrown Path</A>, I think, contains a nice summary by Tim Rutherford-Johnson, who has a terrific blog, The Rambler. I especially find Mr. R-J's 4th point, about the coverage of the last 30 years or so to be apt; when John Adams (!!!) is considered The Great Composer from that period, well, NO. <BR/><BR/>Since Mr. Ross' period as a serious music listener coincides with those 30 years, his focus on minimalism to the exclusion of other, far more interesting, musical trends that have happened in Europe is kind of understandable.<BR/><BR/>I'm very happy for the success Mr. Ross' book has had, but I think it's hardly as all-encompassing as its partisans have made it out to be. <BR/><BR/>And gotta love Pliabe at OAOP, taking a pot shot at Kyle Gann like that.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-45714583425921817252008-03-10T00:32:00.000+01:002008-03-10T00:32:00.000+01:00It's the oldest critic's trick in the book: think ...It's the oldest critic's trick in the book: think of some stuff not mentioned in the book and then complain it's not there.<BR/><BR/>It shows the paucity of good published writing on 20th century non-pop music, that everyone reading this book wants to find their own experience of music reflected in it. There are so few alternatives in which to look for it.Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.com