[HANASHIR:16642] Re: Quality vs. Popularity...

[Jacqueline Guttman <jguttman...>]

Well said, even the Stranvinsky part! :-)

Jackie Guttman

> From: Jeff Klepper <jeffklepper (at) yahoo(dot)com>
> Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:16:47 -0500
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:16580] Quality vs. Popularity...
> 
> Speaking of Quality vs. Popularity...
> 
> When Stranvinsky's 'The Rite of Spring was premiered in Paris in 1913 there
> was a protest riot in the theater.  (Many of the operas, books and plays we
> consider today to be classics suffered through terrible reviews when they
> first came out.)
> 
> 100 years ago jazz was associated with brothels, where it thrived and
> evolved, eventually being accepted as mainstream music...to the point that,
> at the time of WWII, jazz (in the form of swing) was THE popular music of
> the USA.
> 
> Blues was often referred to as 'the devil's music' and would never be played
> anywhere near a church.  But blues evolved into spirituals, which evolved
> into gospel, which evolved into rhythm and blues, which evolved into rock,
> and on and on....
> 
> Bluegrass was thought of (when I was a kid) as corny hillbilly music.
> Today, Bill Monroe is recognized as a genius.
> 
> Rock and roll in the 1950s was said to contribute to juvenile delinquency.
> Some even called it a Communist conspiracy.  In the South, rock and roll
> records were burned.
> 
> The Beatles, in 1964, were looked down upon by anyone older than 15 as
> bubblegum music for kids.
> 
> Bob Dylan was dismissed as a second rate blues imitator when his first album
> came out in 1962.  In recent years he has been nominated for a Nobel prize.
> 
> In the 1960s you would have NEVER (with maybe an exception or two) seen a
> guitar, or a kippah, or a tallit, on a Reform bima.  Today....
> 
> What I'm suggesting here, friends, is that we step back, take a deep breath,
> and look at the big picture.  Part of being an artist, is to grow, to change
> and to challenge ourselves.  Let each of us rededicate ourselves to the
> things which are truly important and valuable in our lives.
> 
> jeff klepper
> 
> 

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