Klarinet Archive - Posting 000931.txt from 2001/10

From: "Lacy Schroeder" <LacyS@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Yes We Have No Bananas vs. Beethoven 9
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:16:32 -0500

No, Tony, I really wasn't saying that one was better than the other, nor
am I saying that the 9th is not a great work (of course it's a great
work, don't you think?). I was saying that Dan made a valid point. And
no, I can't stand musical snobs, because there are so many different
kinds of music out there that are great in their own ways. I love
Beethoven's 9th, but I also love "Across the Universe" and I don't
really think of one being "better" than the other. I just thought it was
really pompous of the guy to say that one single piece of music (and,
essentially, one genre-classical) is greater than any other composition
(or genre) to date. That's really just an opinion of one individual. Am
I clear? Did I say that I disagreed with anything??? I don't think I
did. Don't put words in my mouth.
Lacy

> So, apart from the fact that you can't stand a musical snob, and that
> you disagree with his assessment of Beethoven IX as the single best
> composition ever written; d'ya really think that "Yes, we have no
> bananas" is superior or equal to Beethoven IX?
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> Or is there some other way to think about it?
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> Tony
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