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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4>well anyway, as long as the Foundation tossed
us into this arena ... who has opinions about <SPAN
class=nickname>Henryk Górecki? </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN class=nickname>I mean opinions about
his music, but if you got opinions about his character or his little-known
hobbies, I'd like them, too.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=nickname><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4>d. 2010. <SPAN
class=st>De mortuis nil nisi bonum.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname>Bob</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname>Massachusetts
USA</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname>PS. John, did you ask for your
money back? I've been known to do that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><SPAN class=nickname></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=johnhood@iinet.net.au href="mailto:johnhood@iinet.net.au">John
Hood</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=f_minor@glenngould.org
href="mailto:f_minor@glenngould.org">Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn
Gould.</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [f_minor] Knock Knock</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>I once saw Philip Glass perform
live.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>The music was so loud and distorted that you
couldn't get any idea of what he was trying to achieve; or that sounded
anything like the style of his records. No separation between
instruments.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>It was a disgraceful effort.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>JH</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pzumst@bluewin.ch
href="mailto:pzumst@bluewin.ch">Pat</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:19 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=f_minor@glenngould.org
href="mailto:f_minor@glenngould.org">f_minor@glenngould.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [f_minor] Knock Knock</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>- Knock knock</DIV>
<DIV>- Who’s there ?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Knock knock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Who’s there ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Knock knock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Who’s there ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Knock knock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Who’s there ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Knock knock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Who’s there ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Knock knock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="size: 7">- Who’s there ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>- Phil Glass</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>....so, this year’s winner of the GG Prize has been announced and it is
Philipp Glass. </DIV>
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<DIV>As you all know, with a few exeptions Mr. Gould found that whole minimal
thing a bit dull and methinkst at one point he refered to it as 18th Century
Music or summet to that extent. (Personally I am not of that opinion, just for
the record. What counts here are the opinions of Mr. Gould.)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So I wonder if this was a wise choice. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Not that I have any grudges against Mr. Glass, far from it. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yet I reckon it should have gone to someone with a more “gouldian”
approach to music and technology than a former revolutionary composer from the
70s who is past mainstream and maybe a bit antique by now. And who was
parodied by Mr. Gould in one of his rehearsal tapes. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Or could it be that the Old Boys And Girls Network was in charge, decided
to give the prize to “one of us” without any regard whatsoever for any
gouldian context or the signals this is sending to the rest of the art world,
be done with it, proceed to the lunch buffet, safe in the knowledge that their
names will also be mentioned in blogs and articles around the interwebs
together with the famous laureate ? Do I smell Politics ? A PR stunt ? Why am
I wondering if dear old Pet Clarke has ever seen or heard
Koyaniswhatever ?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>At least for me this announcement has a strange aftertaste and I really
dunno if Mr. Gould would be happy with the idea of giving a prize in his name
to Mr. Glass. Or giving out a prize in his name in general.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Pat</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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