Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Happy Birthday, Milton Babbit

Thanks for ruining it for the rest of us.

3 comments:

Herr Vogler said...

I suppose I should clarify. I recognize Babbit's historical importance. That doesn't mean I like his music. If you want to hear some engaging and sensual serial music, try Pierre Boulez.

Mikey the Pikey said...

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hehe

Herr Vogler said...

I kid because I love.

I think that Babbit's reputation is still suffering from the aftereffects of a stupid editor with his article "Who Cares if you listen?". What a dumb thing. The article is actually quite interesting. I'm still not going to retreat into the academy, but I can understand where he's coming from.