tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post1553767342328878265..comments2024-03-15T07:55:23.083-07:00Comments on Not Another Music History Cliché!: Not Another Music History Cliché: IntroductionLinda Shaver-Gleasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18113845749216374555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post-45278902838779279212016-05-14T21:51:06.138-07:002016-05-14T21:51:06.138-07:00Thanks, Elissa! I have another blog post ready to ...Thanks, Elissa! I have another blog post ready to go for Monday (it's written and scheduled), but beyond that I would appreciate submissions. I might also call upon your expertise in American music, since I can't be an expert in everything I want this blog to cover. (Are there any Bernstein myths I should be aware of?)Linda Shaver-Gleasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113845749216374555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post-1616471983280737732016-05-14T21:48:43.330-07:002016-05-14T21:48:43.330-07:00Thank you for reading! Yes, it's a common trop...Thank you for reading! Yes, it's a common trope in all the arts, rooted in the nineteenth century. If you find any specific examples online, please let me know!Linda Shaver-Gleasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113845749216374555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post-41553926744156620862016-05-14T08:32:56.131-07:002016-05-14T08:32:56.131-07:00I'm so glad you are doing this, and this is a ...I'm so glad you are doing this, and this is a fantastic first post. I usually avoid/pointedly ignore the art music articles I encounter because these clichés and oversimplifications make me so frustrated, but now I'll send them your way instead! I have the same problem with early US history in pop culture, when authors reduce huge issues or people to one easily digestible and often wrong cliché. Elissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post-45255283627972625332016-05-13T12:57:18.313-07:002016-05-13T12:57:18.313-07:00This is a really fantastic concept and so necessar...This is a really fantastic concept and so necessary. It makes me think of similar cliches and reductive thinking in art history. Like jokes about Van Gogh cutting off his ear, and similarly, the idea that Van Gogh's mental illness was a necessary component of his artistic brilliance. This, by the way, falls under the same thinking as "happy Felix"--artists have to be "tortured" to be good. Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896590259449013366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post-32722163322076892902016-05-12T15:03:37.207-07:002016-05-12T15:03:37.207-07:00Thanks, Temmo! Please send me anything you find, a...Thanks, Temmo! Please send me anything you find, and it would be especially helpful if you tell me what the problem is (since I can't be an expert in every kind of music).<br /><br />As for technical issues, this is my first blog, so I'm still learning how to operate it behind the scenes. I'll do my best to make the experience good for readers, but I appreciate your patience.Linda Shaver-Gleasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113845749216374555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471857416619574489.post-73060181235279987152016-05-12T14:56:18.295-07:002016-05-12T14:56:18.295-07:00I love this! Malarkey about medieval music is a se...I love this! Malarkey about medieval music is a seemingly inexhaustible field -- when I come across some, I'll share it with you! ~Temmo<br />P.S. I tried to subscribe via the link at the bottom but got navigated to a page full of HTML instead. I'm using Chrome.anon.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15651349556564911521noreply@blogger.com