tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post3527295596640138752..comments2023-09-23T11:52:22.009-07:00Comments on BOOM'S DUNGEON: Giving up on MiltonBoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254294523764695548noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-3729347629368685942016-03-12T07:56:38.892-08:002016-03-12T07:56:38.892-08:00Tassilo and John,
I know some Babbitt composition...Tassilo and John,<br /><br />I know some Babbitt compositions which are not only intelligible but also lighthearted and charming. Alas - and I am willing to admit this as my loss and curse - such compositions do not strike me as INTERESTING. And given a choice between unintelligible and uninteresting, I understandably pass on the offer altogether.<br /><br />Needless to say, the post was a Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254294523764695548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-64777763623000060712016-03-07T16:04:07.778-08:002016-03-07T16:04:07.778-08:00A belated comment: I have always felt that Babbitt...A belated comment: I have always felt that Babbitt's A Solo Requiem, recorded waaay back in the day on Nonesuch, is an extraordinarily beautiful and affecting piece. His setting of The Widow's Lament in Springtime is very lovely too. I haven't heard his Two Sonnets for baritone and ensemble, or his song cycle Du, but I'll bet they're special as well. john schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313960961501577603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-25071548641333715302016-01-18T08:35:38.844-08:002016-01-18T08:35:38.844-08:00But, but, ...
But, but, ...<br />Remiller4https://www.blogger.com/profile/08775854530200130507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-59823117443078729062016-01-15T13:24:53.382-08:002016-01-15T13:24:53.382-08:00Yes, Rob, the whole oeuvre. Yes, Rob, the whole oeuvre. Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254294523764695548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-9347939384235818062016-01-15T12:46:26.576-08:002016-01-15T12:46:26.576-08:00Even the string quartets?
Even the string quartets?<br />Remiller4https://www.blogger.com/profile/08775854530200130507noreply@blogger.com