[Tango-L] Transition of Tango Music

[AJ Azure]

Nina, 
No contradiction at all. You're reading into my post incorrectly. I don't
see classical that way. As a film composer I often work in the medium.
Classical music is seen as stuffy because, of the elitist snobs who ruin it
for people rather than the people who choose to leave it. They leave it not
because they can't cut it but, because, they are alienated from it.
I left it because, you just can't make a decent living playing it. I play
all styles of music fairly well so it's not an inferiority issue.

In most music circles there is always a trend of downing some other style as
not being as good or as authentic, or "that's not music", etc. that's what
I've been seeing on this list and that s what kills things. As far as
innovation see jazz fusion  as an example. Consider nuevo tango music as a
fusion style of old and new. Nothing wrong with a fusion style. It bringa
about some fresh material and yet makes the new artists examine the old
music.

_A.

> From: Nina Pesochinsky <nina at earthnet.net>
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:23:23 -0700
> To: <tango-l at mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Transition of Tango Music
> 
> AJ,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> " Work with musicians to tell us you want but,
> also keep an open mind AND for goodness sakes
> stop the elitism, snobbery and judgmental
> attitude (not specific tot his e-mail just in
> general) it's seen in many circles and ultimately it poisons the environment".
> 
> And then in your next post, you wrote:
> 
> "Most often classical music is seen as stuffy,
> stuck up and 'dead'. If tango is put in the same
> box you can kiss it good bye. My thoughts on it any way."
> 
> This is some of the best snobbery that I have
> ever seen.  I have seen it before.  I do not see
> it as arrogance, just frustration covered up by
> snobbery.  In my observation, this snobbery
> against classical music usually comes from
> musicians who had failed as classical musicians
> and decided to cover up their embarrassment and
> frustration by "moving on to something more innovative".
> 
> Nothing personal, just pointing to the contradiction in the posts.
> 
> The question that comes up then is:
> 
> Is it possible that the same thing is happening
> with tango musicians as is happening with some
> dancers - those who cannot master the original
> form because of its complexity and challenge,
> decide to "innovate" it by simplifying it?
> 
> Best regards to all,
> 
> Nina
> 
>