runner -> RE: What is the mythology behind the smart asses on the Foro ?i (Sep. 14 2014 14:25:03)
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Bill, in the several previous discussions we have had on this subject, I have always made it clear that it is perfectly legitimate to discuss and judge a work of art on whether or not it is correctly and accurately labeled. Truth in Advertizing, if you like. I asked whether the Prokofiev Piano Concerto #2 is or is not Baroque. We can then fruitfully discuss Baroque, in music, in art, etc. Similarly, the place of Manitas de Plata in flamenco can be discussed, depending on one's definition of flamenco. In a way, I see you as agreeing with my point--let's talk our heads off about definitions, genres, sub-genres, time frames, influences, histories, whatever, but let's do it with some objectivity, and not drag a whole lot of Good/Bad rhetoric with its implication of moral superiority or depravity into the equation. As far as flamenco, in reviewing my posts on various forums, I've held the position all along that when flamenco has "evolved" to the point where it has become obvious to the meanest understanding that it no longer grossly resembles the music that persisted for perhaps 125 years, then it is a new thing and deserves a new name--it's not better or worse but it is different enough to require a new name. Nobody called the music of Mozart "Baroque" even though it represented an evolved form of the Baroque.
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