It can’t be avoided: every composer since Beethoven, in the nineteenth century and beyond, has had to labor under his shadow.
And some musicians have to labor under the shadow of his hair.
Professor O'Connell's Music History Blog: Assignments, Readings, and Random Thoughts on Music and History Both Inside and Outside the Classroom
Music is our witness, and our ally. The beat is the confession which recognizes, changes, and conquers time. (James Baldwin)
