IN MEMORY OF ALAN HOVHANESS: Some thoughts about an American composer

IMAGE: A peaceful blue 8-star mandala with multiple layers.

Tim: 	(looking at the image) So this is about music?

Ted: 	Yes, Alan Hovhaness was one of America's greatest composers. At one time he was 
        America's best "new age" musician. It's a pity he has been so underappreciated.


Tina: 	Great musicians follow their bliss. Public appreciation doesn't really matter.

Sam: 	However, without mass appreciation there will be no food on the table. 
        Money is indispensable to survive.

Tim: 	Yeah, too many artists and composers do not know how to market themselves well. 
        The question should also be asked whether everything of value must be turned into a market commodity.

Sam: 	Yes, there is a 'capitalization' in the ways that idea spread.


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from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  A memorial tribute to a great 20th Century Armenian-American composer.
KEYWORDS:  Alan Hovhaness, American composers, 1911 births, 2000 death

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2002 in Nagoya, Japan / Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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