Klarinet Archive - Posting 000935.txt from 2001/10

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: RE: [kl] Yes We Have No Bananas vs. Beethoven 9
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:50:19 -0500

On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:16:32 -0600, LacyS@-----.org said:

> 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?
> >
> > Or is there some other way to think about it?

In my previous response to you, and in saying something else that I
wanted to say, I unfortunately obscured the point that Dan so blatantly
underlined.

It's not to do with whether we love "Across the Universe" as much as we
love Beethoven 9.

It's to do with whether we love "Yes, we have no bananas" as much as we
love Beethoven 9.

Tony
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