Re: Yes! Judaism: A HEADNOTE

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

Partch won a Guggenheim and taught at several major American universities.  All 
his
major works were recorded in his lifetime.  I'd call that a respectable career.



Seth Austen wrote:

> on 3/12/03 11:25 PM, Alex J. Lubet at lubet001 (at) umn(dot)edu wrote:
>
> > Although we are all told this in our music classes when we are growing up,
> > I'm hard put to think of an example.
>
> Yes, I think many teachers like to perpetuate the mythical image of the
> starving artist in a garrett.
>
> > Perhaps there's an example or two out there, but they'd be the exceptions
> > that prove the rule.  In general, one becomes an accomplished composer
> > through professional experience, which means one must some sort of career 
> > and
> > thus at least a little notoriety during one's life.
>
> Two who come to my mind are jazz pianist/composer Herbie Nichols, who got
> very little recognition during his lifetime, and microtonal composer Harry
> Partch, who was largely an outcast of the composition establishment of his
> time.
>
> Seth
>
> --
> Seth Austen
>
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