The Pulitzer Prize recipient and two-time Grammy Award-winning composer discusses her recent work, contemporary favorites, and the upcoming premiere of her Tuba Concerto.
Author: Brad S. Ross
Brad S. Ross is a writer and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. He writes about music, film, and other topics for the culture blog ArtsComment, which he co-founded with Benjamin Huggins in 2017. His writing has also appeared on the arts blog Oberon's Grove and in the online magazine Quillette.
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The Ubiquity of Bad Music
Today there is nowhere one can go, it seems, without the constant presence of bad music. It’s everywhere—in every bar, restaurant, and department store; on every television commercial, online video, or Hollywood film. Wherever we go, we are relentlessly besieged by some of the cheapest, most idiotic music mankind has ever devised. Thus, as I battle this daily onslaught of inescapable cacophony, I often find myself wondering: when did music get so bad?