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"Jonathan P. Gill" wrote:
> A belated response to Margaret Fisher's inquiry about Pound's music: I
> find it interesting, rather than enjoyable or accomplished.
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> To be more specific, I'm referring, for example, to Pound's somewhat
> insecure use of the relation between orchestra and soloist. Also, he
> doesn't seem to have mastered the differences between instruments
> (including the human voice) as far as range goes.
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> I'd be glad to hear the opinions of any list members who are trained as
> musicians or music historians--so far, the verdict seems to be that Villon
> and Cavalcanti are the works of an inspired and talented amateur.
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> I think we would all like to see both operas in print.
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> Jonathan Gill
> Columbia University
Jonathan--
You might check out my article on the operas in (the somewhat unlikely venue
of) Surette & Tryphonopoulos, Literary Modernism and the Occult Tradition. I
agree that these are works of an inspired amateur, but try to throw some light
on the project.
I agree as well that the scores ought to be published. But I understand that
performing materials, as edited by Bob Hughes, are available.
--
Stephen Adams
Department of English
University of Western Ontario
London, Canada N6A-3K7
(519)-434-7519
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