tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222804718848243336.post6472044291842893398..comments2023-04-26T09:11:59.792-07:00Comments on MUS690: American Innovators: Is Eric Whitacre a neo-impressionist?Dr. Brunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405229269114869973noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222804718848243336.post-85307374030264193942009-04-07T11:33:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:33:00.000-07:00I am glad that we got the whole story of Impressio...I am glad that we got the whole story of Impressionism/Neo-Impressionism. I still think it's funny how Grove can take something like a style of music and completely narrow it down to a couple of thousand words. :) I think that it is good to know exactly what we are talking about when we describe a genre and whether or not a composer fits into that classification. I agree with Dannica that Eric Whitacre incorporates the past into his music, but I still feel that it is too narrow of a genre to pigeon-hole him in. I know that putting a composer into a specific genre is an easy way to reference them, but I can't wait until there is a time when we look past just what style the composed in.dennismcelroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922917454567483734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222804718848243336.post-43442058749073977052009-04-03T07:02:00.000-07:002009-04-03T07:02:00.000-07:00Don't let the machine WIN!!!!I always enjoy your b...Don't let the machine WIN!!!!<BR/><BR/>I always enjoy your blogs, don't give up nowNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642864379362722541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222804718848243336.post-72774460580988309382009-04-02T10:44:00.000-07:002009-04-02T10:44:00.000-07:00Damn, blogger.com is a piece of shit. I just tried...Damn, blogger.com is a piece of shit. I just tried writing a reply to this post, I arrow away and come back to find that blogger.com has dumped my post. <BR/><BR/>I do not feel like rethinkiing and retyping what I had to say. And when next I do have something to say, I do not feel like wasting my breath on trying to get blogger.com to accept me.jeffreydjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950774533771901718noreply@blogger.com