tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post4794284102111910983..comments2023-05-27T07:47:26.610-05:00Comments on Bass Blog: Potemkin VillageMichael Hovnanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07822257921093170726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-58202581241577184402013-04-24T10:59:22.160-05:002013-04-24T10:59:22.160-05:00I thought Pops' was derived from tree sap.I thought Pops' was derived from tree sap.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150841556973444057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-79550038874854804922013-04-11T10:38:39.064-05:002013-04-11T10:38:39.064-05:00In my family, we always spelled it "Kugel&quo...In my family, we always spelled it "Kugel". <br />I would propose a slightly different angle on the "popular/unpopular" debate. Occasionally in history, absolutely first-rate art has been created for a more-or-less general audience that totally got it. Mozart operas, Haydn Symphonies. Stravinsky's three early ballets, despite the mythology that has developed Re initial riots at "Le Sacre", sold out the house for innumerable performances. I would put Ellington and The Beatles in this category; some may disagree. I might also mention Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. <br />I see this as the ultimate goal of art--to create something extraordinary that nonetheless appeals to the intended audience. I would argue that both Khachaturian (or John Williams) and Schoenberg fall a bit short by this yardstick, for opposite reasons.nocynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998727400312237867noreply@blogger.com