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

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on 9/24/04 12:43 PM, Ben Neill at ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> 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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Nice to see you here Ben..welcome aboard!!!!


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