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Far From Done With

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September 2007, no. 294

Why Classical Music Still Matters by Lawrence Kramer

University of California Press $49.95 hb, 256 pp

Far From Done With

by
September 2007, no. 294

A little over a year ago, the contents of George W Bush’s iPod were made public. The revelation offered momentary respite to the beleaguered president as the international press seized upon the playlist, scrutinised its contents and, much to the relief of the White House, made tallies of song titles and popular music genres instead of the latest casualties in Iraq. IPod One, as it was dubbed, was shown to be heavy on country and western music and 1970s rock, and light on just about everything else. ‘No black artists, no gay artists, no world music, only one woman, no genre less than 25 years old, and no Beatles,’ reported the London Times.

Why Classical Music Still Matters

Why Classical Music Still Matters

by Lawrence Kramer

University of California Press $49.95 hb, 256 pp

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