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[microsound] Re: the great depression of experimental music?




If you look at this problem historically, art has always needed some form of patronage to support it, and the patronage continually evolves with the art. While all of the new means of disseminating music that are being discussed here are great (internet, mp3s, cdrs, etc.), I don't think there's anything wrong with artists expecting to make some money for what they do. Bach worked for the church, Haydn the king, and Verdi and Wagner had popular audiences in their own times. In the twentieth century commercial recording emerged as a new way of supporting music, as did public funding through grants, etc. Now it seems as if both of these means are falling by the wayside, to be replaced with what? I don't like the idea of art being something that is done strictly on the "hobby" or amateur level financially. Art is too important of a component in society to be relegated to that position. The idea is that the artist has to beat the game of economics somehow, like Duchamp suggested.


Ben


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