[Trombone-l] Lassus again, what were the chances?

[Raymond Horton]

The "quasi-American Indian motifs" in the Dvorak New World are little 
more than legendary - no real evidence of them. The African American 
influence is more real and is classic. 

The racist subtitles of the all of the Fillmore "Trombone Family" works 
are quite original to the pieces and can be ommited, but cannot be denied. 

Here we go again...

Raymond Horton

Chris Tune wrote:

>Hopefully we are growing in maturity, so we understand that stuff like this, 
>as stupid as the concepts were at the time, represent the PAST. . . it's 
>HISTORY, like so called Classical Music.  I wonder if anyone thinks poorly 
>of Dvorak, because of the quasi-American Indian motifs in "The New World 
>Symphony"?  I really don't think this is an issue, and I don't think 
>Fillmore should be an issue.   The titling of the piece in it's originally 
>published form, is a bit suspect ("The 'Culled Valet to Miss Shoutin' Lisa 
>Trombone?" or something like that).   Just as I wouldn't put a black lawn 
>jockey on my lawn, because I think it is in bad taste, I would minimize the 
>included text of background material so the obnoxious material is taken out. 
>After all, the music, itself is devoid of any specifics. . .it is just 
>organized sound.
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>Chris
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