Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ut-sally.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!ut-sally!crandell From: crandell@ut-sally.UUCP (Jim Crandell) Newsgroups: net.music.classical Subject: Re: suggestions for conversation Message-ID: <1254@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 13:35:40 EST Article-I.D.: ut-sally.1254 Posted: Thu Mar 7 13:35:40 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 05:13:08 EST References: <> <215@lasspvax.UUCP> <5151@tekecs.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 17 > > It seems as if the reigning > > powers have bought into something which is rather a cross between the > > Romantic view of Art, Artists, Society (which I don't buy, but we'll do > > that only if it comes up), and some sort of Positivist hangup about being > > able to define, classify, etc. They also aren't all engaging in *making* > > music, so there seems a certain amount of jealousy, overcompensation, etc. > > I don't see how the question would arise for most people, unless > they couldn't shake the idea that these pedantic types were some kind of > authorities. Or unless they had to deal (e.g., do business with) people who couldn't shake the idea that (etc.). -- Jim Crandell, C. S. Dept., The University of Texas at Austin {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!crandell