Klarinet Archive - Posting 001294.txt from 1998/07

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] Classical Music and Young People
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 16:09:56 -0400

Be careful about making a blanket condemnation of any musical form (e.g., rap)
because some examples of it are "bad" (and here I do not mean good ;^)). Would you
condemn the symphony on the basis of Richard Nanes' insipid works?

Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

Craig Earl Countryman wrote:

> I'm not exactly sure who was quoted because there was no name given, but I do
> remember making a comment of this sort, so I will reply. There are forms of
> music that are bad, for example rap songs that use the f-word every line,
> sometimes twice or three times per line. I wasn't referring to country or
> something like that -- I think country is bad, simply because I do not like it
> -- but to stuff that just about everyone, other than the audience it appeals to,
> thinks is bad.
>
> Mary Sotnik wrote:
>
> > >> Certainly, there are some forms of music today that are really bad,
> > >
> >
> > Which forms are 'bad', and won't the people who really like these forms be a
> > bit upset when you tell them? :-)
>
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