A recent discussion with my friend Robert Carl has me pondering the ways we think of epochs in art. As many are quick to point out, there aren’t hard-and-fast beginning dates for various periods – Classical, Romantic, Modern – these are trends that gather steam over time. Armchair musicologists like to play the game of spotting antecedents -- compositions that anticipate features that would … [Read more...]
Lawrence Dillon: Connecting the Dots
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