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Music as a Job or Lifestyle
Kai:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 14 Sep 2009, 10:31 ---Bob designed a lot of Electrical Audio's electronics but he doesn't work there. He co-owns and runs Chicago Mastering Services
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Factual error on my part is now fixed.
E. Spaceman:
also goddamn kai what have you been doing
Be My Head:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 14 Sep 2009, 12:32 ---The state of classical music in Britain.
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Very interesting read, thanks for posting. I think Britain is certainly less of cultural cesspool than here in Canada or in the U.S., if you want culture here you go to one of the big cities... New York, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.... every small town in mainland Europe is packed with culture. I'm jealous.
IronOxide:
--- Quote from: Bastardous Bassist on 14 Sep 2009, 12:49 ---What about Thomas Adès or (if you want to go to the whole UK) James MacMillan? They're two of the brightest composers from the UK and I think they both still live there. I'm not saying it means that the article is wrong based on two composers, but I would have liked them to maybe present an opposing viewpoint.
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Composition is a very different animal from performing. Sure, it requires occasionally rigorous touring schedules to keep up the contacts and the appearances and the premiers, but oftentimes that is provided for the artist. The fact of the matter is that you can write music anywhere, especially in this digital age. Performing tends to be a different story altogether. To perform requires an audience, and an audience rarely comes to you, even for the best musicians in the world.
Bastardous Bassist:
Aha! Thomas Adès is also a fantastic conductor. Also, the article mentioned some composers. I was just presenting an opposing viewpoint and wishing the article had actually produced a balanced piece.
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