Comments on: Tchaikovsky, Ken Russell Style http://jccombs.com/2008/12/29/tchaikovsky-ken-russell-style/ Musical Eye Candy for Robots|JC Combs - Composer Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: J.C. Combs http://jccombs.com/2008/12/29/tchaikovsky-ken-russell-style/#comment-251 J.C. Combs Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:59:20 +0000 http://jamescombs.wordpress.com/?p=647#comment-251 Nice points, Steve. Agreed on the fantasia mention. The most curious description posted was "attack on the emotions." The next time I sit down to watch a Ken Russell film, I'll be sure to bring along some Prozac. Nice points, Steve. Agreed on the fantasia mention. The most curious description posted was “attack on the emotions.” The next time I sit down to watch a Ken Russell film, I’ll be sure to bring along some Prozac.

]]> By: Steve O'Rourke http://jccombs.com/2008/12/29/tchaikovsky-ken-russell-style/#comment-250 Steve O'Rourke Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:12:10 +0000 http://jamescombs.wordpress.com/?p=647#comment-250 Oops. What I think I meant to say is, "Truman Capote played the "harmless poof" so as to (garner/engender/inspire) laughter rather than ire." Proof reading is all. I also forgot to mention, which was my original intention, that these critics should became familiar with the musical term "fantasia", defined in my copy of The American Heritage Dictionary (ca. 1979) as: n. Music. 1. A freeform composition, structured according to the composer's fancy. 2. A medleyof familiar themes, with variations and interludes. All the best. Oops. What I think I meant to say is, “Truman Capote played the “harmless poof” so as to (garner/engender/inspire) laughter rather than ire.” Proof reading is all.

I also forgot to mention, which was my original intention, that these critics should became familiar with the musical term “fantasia”, defined in my copy of The American Heritage Dictionary (ca. 1979) as: n. Music. 1. A freeform composition, structured according to the composer’s fancy. 2. A medleyof familiar themes, with variations and interludes.

All the best.

]]> By: Steve O'Rourke http://jccombs.com/2008/12/29/tchaikovsky-ken-russell-style/#comment-247 Steve O'Rourke Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:43:58 +0000 http://jamescombs.wordpress.com/?p=647#comment-247 If you weren't there, you have to realise that at that time all artistic heroes and heroines were expected to be good and true and straight as an arrow. Russell also caught Hell for revealing that Frederick Delius died from the effects of tertiary syphilis in his biopic for the TV show Monitor. The relationship between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas was never discussed. William S. Burroughs published "Junky" (AKA"Junkie") under a penname to protect himself and his family. Truman Capote played the harmless "poof", so as to laughter than ire. Thankfully, for the most part, those days are gone, except for the occasional artist that feels that he or she must establish their career before they finally "come out." If you weren’t there, you have to realise that at that time all artistic heroes and heroines were expected to be good and true and straight as an arrow. Russell also caught Hell for revealing that Frederick Delius died from the effects of tertiary syphilis in his biopic for the TV show Monitor. The relationship between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas was never discussed. William S. Burroughs published “Junky” (AKA”Junkie”) under a penname to protect himself and his family. Truman Capote played the harmless “poof”, so as to laughter than ire.

Thankfully, for the most part, those days are gone, except for the occasional artist that feels that he or she must establish their career before they finally “come out.”

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