A complicated look at power and abuse in classical music.
- Professor of Music, Culture and Society, City St George's, University of London
There is a lot of classical music written in response to the terrible events of 9/11, however, not all of it should have been written.
Is music the best medium to respond to traumatic events like the COVID-19 pandemic? A recent history of such pieces suggests maybe not.
Doing away with the study of musical theory and notation will simply entrench elitism in the music world.
Donald Trump has been accused of using a ‘fascist’ Puccini aria at rallies. But labelling this music as fascist is deeply problematic.
Tansy Davies’s opera raises serious questions about the appropriation of horrific events into art works.
Aspects of Whiplash are implausible – but it does reflect the real and insidious bullying culture that exists in music education.
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