As a composer, I want to live in a world of good listeners, and so my motives as a critic are not exactly altruistic. I hope that through my enthusiasm for a piece or a composer, I can encourage people to listen harder and better, and so I try to leave the carping to others. - Wise words from Andrew Ford, composer, critic, radio presenter. Timely for this to scroll by on my feed as at the moment Im thinking a lot about the nature of writing on music, and the reasons for doing it at all. inside.org.au/the-composer-as-critic/#sthash.P2uLzAtR.DI4M3jJ0.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 01:02:58 +0000
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