The Most Bizarre Musical Category: "Classical"

The most embarrassing moment, for some composers at least, is when they have to answer the question: "what kind of music do you write?" It is embarrassing for so many reasons: first, becaus…

Why Read the Classics?

We have been having an on and off conversation about "classic" art and I happened to run into a link to this essay by Italo Calvino: Why Read the Classics?  It was published in the New York…

The Awkward Concept of "Classic"

In a week when Yale ends its iconic introduction to art history and the Babylon Bee instantly satirizes it, let's contemplate the concept of "classic." And for a bit of inspiration, let…