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"Timothy S. Hall" <[log in to unmask]>
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Timothy S. Hall
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Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:28:34 -0500
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    It is probably true that serious music has never supported itself
commercially in a pure market economy, but the sad truth is that we live in
a society where public support of the arts is sliding lower and lower on our
list of priorities.  One of my most frustrating experiences on this point is
a series of conversations I had several years ago with a lawyer colleague of
mine, who argued that there is no reason why the arts should have any public
subsidy at all.  Shortly thereafter, the city built a new football stadium
for the team which his family owns.
 
Tim Hall
 
 
>Despite all the pessimistic things I've said in the past, I'm not convinced
>that classical music is dead, or even dying. We somehow have this idea that
>there was a golden age where everyone loved classical music, but,
truthfully,
>there were only a few times in history where what we would consider
classical
>music was really widely enjoyed by "the masses," such as 17th-century opera
in
>Italy

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