Musical Geniuses and their Critics!

Johnny Asia wrote

Excellent quotes Johnny. It would seem that they apply in the 2lst Century as much as they did to Brahms and Bruckner in the 19th Century.

Jarl Sigurd

to decide for yourself whether Jarl Sigurd is truly a musical genius, visit: http://www.mp3.com/JarlSigurd

jarl, what? two days without being the center of posts, and yur losing it. just join the pc 101 debate... to be trusted by them, you've got to show your weaknesses.

'Hey, folks! Come join this confederacy against me! Oh, man, please!'

If an ensemble makes a musician 'sound all right', is this because of the composition or because of the polished performance? I bet the NY Philharmonic can make any poor composition 'sound all right', at least to those who don't know any better (most people).

Somehow I'm inclined to doubt that you did actually listen to it. It's very easy for a critic to write a commentary on someone else work without having bothered to listen to it, if he has heard enough of other people's critticisms. The thing that gives you away is the remark 'I hear more imitarion than I do originality.' Really? Whose work am I imitating? Am I imitating Brahms? Lizst? Choppin? Rachmininov, Jerry Lee Lewis? All my other critics are criticisizing me for not listening to enough piano, yet you hear imitation in my work? Of whom, praytell?

Jarl Sigurd

to listen to what Jarl Sigurd's piano concerto really sounds like, visit: http://www.mp3.com/JarlSigurd

:>- Jonathan Swift

More apropos in this context, perhaps, is

'They laughed at Copernicus. They laughed at Galileo. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.' - Carl Sagan.

But didn't Bozo the Clown earn more money than Carl Sagan did?

Jarl Sigurd

to listen to a concerto that all the flat earth composers are laughing at, visit: http://www.mp3.com/JarlSigurd

:> - Carl Sagan.

: But didn't Bozo the Clown earn more money than Carl Sagan did?

And how much money have you earned from your compositions so far?

You know, when I was younger, I used to buy these games in game stores. But the proprietor wouldn't let me open the boxes, so I had a hard time judging whether or not I was going to like this or that particular game. I developed a great skill at being able to tell what was in a box by just looking at it carefully.

Now, I did once go to your website and seen the way you describe your pieces. I have read much of this ridiculous but somewhat amusing discussion. I haven't heard a note of your music and I never will.

Cat fight! Cat fight!!

dana

But by doing that, you help to make his case.

dana