Klarinet Archive - Posting 000227.txt from 2008/11

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bear Woodson - Surely the world's Greatest Composer?
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:37:15 -0500

I wasn't there, of course, but reading about this recently in Alex Ross's
book The Rest Is Noise, I found that the reaction in the audience at the
premier may have been more a matter of clique dynamics than a collective
statement of opinion about the music, which was, as Ross describes the event
(though he wasn't there either) barely heard that night through the din. And
the critical reaction in Paris was evidently surprisingly positive,
considering this tradition we've been passed regarding Rite's riotous public
initiation. At any rate, Stravinsky's recognition as a positive force in the
development of 20th century music didn't need to wait long after the
appearance of those early ballets.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary/Jan Truesdail [mailto:gir@-----.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 9:54 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Bear Woodson - Surely the world's Greatest Composer?

Bear,

Remember, Rite of Spring was trashed by the audience before the
intermission, not just because of the choreography, and went on to become
enormously influential to the compositional "bag of tricks" that many
composers use today.

Keep writing!

Gary Truesdail

odwind.org

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