Classical Music, Poetry and stuff

[robertlouis]

Music hath charms to cool the savage breast... so let it be a balm between you. "If music be the food of love, play on...."

Just a friendly stoking of the flames....

In Cage's case "If music be the food of love, prepare for a long night on the toilet......"

[Prospero]

Unless you listen to 4' 33"

[robertlouis]

Unless you listen to 4' 33"

Sorry, I was confusing him with Stockhausen.

[Prospero]

Didn't he do a version of "Such Sweet Thunder" - Duke Ellington's great Shakespearian jazz suite, scored for jackhammer and moog?

[robertlouis]

Didn't he do a version of "Such Sweet Thunder" - Duke Ellington's great Shakespearian jazz suite, scored for jackhammer and moog?

No-one, but no-one, should ever tamper with the Duke's compositions.

He's in the glorious quartet of American composers of the 20th century with Gershwin, Copland, and Ives

[Prospero]

agreed

[robertlouis]

agreed

With Oscar Petersen, Miles Davis and Art Tatum leading the second rank.

[Prospero]

Hmmmm... I'd put Dylan in there somewhere too. though heis a words man not a tunes one and cole porter, jerome kern, johnny mercer irving berlin

[Prospero]

Apparently Churchill was once introduced to the Philosopher Isaiah Berlin and spent a good deal of time talking to him about his great skills as songwriting. true.

[robertlouis]

Hmmmm... I'd put Dylan in there somewhere too. though heis a words man not a tunes one and cole porter, jerome kern, johnny mercer irving berlin

I'd agree with all of those and raise you Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Richard Rodgers and Irving Berlin.