Where do I belong?
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005For a long time I’ve been trying to figure out where I (I meaning my music) fit within today’s cultural society? I’m not even talking about some broad topic, like where does classical music fit into our society or something like that - I’m talking about MY music. Where do I fit?
The normal course that composers take (for the most part) is, they get a doctorate in music composition, and then they go teach music composition in a university somewhere in utter obscurity, keeping the academic tradition alive. The university, for us has become our new patron. In the past, it might have been the church, or the King, or some rich Duke - but now, it’s the university that allows composers to keep writing this kind of music and still be able to earn a living.
