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American composers reflect on the state of music criticism in America today
American composers reflect on the state of music criticism in America today
Ned Rorem, Carolyn Yarnell, David Rakowski, John Corigliano, James Wierzbicki, and John Zorn take on music critics. Plus a transcript of a 1989 Telluride Summit about Music Criticism.
John Zorn “I have no thoughts on music critics because they’re not worth thinking about.”
BONUS In 1989, a group of prominent American composers including the late John Cage met in Telluride, Colorado, to discuss the state of music criticism. Here is a complete transcript of that meeting.