tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post7848182374960730449..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: The Critic[s] and The[ir] Audience[s]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-13075768847446962872014-02-24T09:49:41.893-08:002014-02-24T09:49:41.893-08:00You can tell right away when a critic knows what t...You can tell right away when a critic knows what they are talking about. It can be apparent when their arguments extend into weird things about the venue set up etc. I try to pay no attention to those critics.<br /><br />James | http://www.OasisOrtho.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704148886866632315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-29253300779433673702010-02-02T12:51:41.131-08:002010-02-02T12:51:41.131-08:00Of course, as I said, I'd like all criticism t...Of course, as I said, I'd like all criticism to assume that I have graduate-level knowledge of music, and not to have to (say, as in your Pittsburgh Post-Gazette post a few weeks ago) let me know that: hey! sometimes composers write for chamber ensembles that aren't string quartets!<br /><br />But clearly that's unreasonable, and unhelpful to non-specialists. It's interesting, though, to note what level of knowledge and second-order-type issues can be safely assumed without alienating or pissing off the audience (by making them feel ignorant).<br /><br />So my claim, actually, isn't true (that I'd like all criticism addressed to me) because I care more about the proliferation of and dialogue about music more than I care about wading through some pedantic information to which I'm already privy.<br /><br />On the other hand, all-too often it seems like the local news, which assumes that the audience just now sprang into being: "It's raining, so you should drive carefully!" Really? Wow. I. Did. Not. Know. That.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-53929010692091490162010-02-02T11:10:32.032-08:002010-02-02T11:10:32.032-08:00Wonderful elaboration on this subject, SA. The co...Wonderful elaboration on this subject, SA. The compare and contrast is quite illustrative, and I think belies the difficulty that many critics face with such a varied and sometimes demanding audience.<br /><br />I think now the question stands is which models are the most appropriate? Are these all equally valid approaches, or are there better/worse approaches. <br /><br />This is really a question of the status quo in classical music. Are we satisfied with the level of knowledge, attendance and accessibility of classical music concerts. If some communities are given nothing but mozart piano concertos and reviews that praise rather than critique, is this any acceptable state of affairs? <br /><br />And conversely, should papers like the Times be satisfied writing purely for those already in the know, given the fact that that audience is becoming in general rather old and not being replaced by new, younger breed of classical music lover? <br /><br />Because any art form that isn't forced to acknowledge its shortcomings, and reinvent itself for the needs of the ever-changing audience will likely make itself obsolete. And with music criticism, that would be major blow to the cause of advocating and expanding the audiences of classical music.Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316458340368681169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-83752174121521932682010-01-31T13:25:07.056-08:002010-01-31T13:25:07.056-08:00Interesting book review for the D-Team:
"Mak...Interesting book review for the D-Team:<br /><br />"Making Sense of Sound"<br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703906204575027151668336576.html<br /><br />Penrose reviews <i>A Language of Its Own</i> by Ruth Katz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-82580552396671330742010-01-31T08:49:43.448-08:002010-01-31T08:49:43.448-08:00I like this conversation and emphasis in the lates...I like this conversation and emphasis in the latest blog posts a lot-- I think it is really useful. <br /><br />Weird point of information: w/r/t the San Bernardino Symphony... the soloist, Eldred Marshall, is not a high school student-- he is an alum of Rialto High (the article didn't make that abundantly clear). He is a fine young pianist that went to UCSD (I think). One of my students wrote a piano piece for him, which he has performed several times in the SD and LA areas. He is a really nice young man and has a keen interest in new music. Anyway, interesting coincidence that you picked up that review.AnthonyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162009600236566716noreply@blogger.com