JAMES MACMILLAN
Hot on the heels of James MacMillan's red-hot piece in these pages calling Emperor's New Clothes on Pierre Boulez, plus Dilettante Music
Like this article? Share, save or print using the icons below
The November issue of Standpoint is in the shops now. My column this month takes a look at the concept of 'No Music Day' (21 November, since you ask.
Like this article? Share, save or print using the icons below
November 2009
"The prophets of Marxist-inspired modernism are in retreat right across the board. They are perplexed at how the world has gone. Their view has not prevailed, even in modern music. Everything, including our understanding of recent history, is up for grabs."
Like this article? Share, save or print using the icons below
James MacMillan
More content
- Is Angst Adolescent?
- An Adult Movie for Grown-ups
- Easy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown
- The Serpent in His Own Eden
- Educating Pakistan
- ONLINE ONLY: Murder - A Biased Reform of the Law?
- Of Foreign Crimes
- Compromising Situation
- Box of Tricks
- Bring On the Bugs
- Mao-made Famine
- From Humbert to Hubert
- More Popular than Jesus: The Hubris of the Music Industry
- Samantha Power
- A Little Night Musical
- Last Post for a Global Power
- The euro
- Spring Books: Old Books
- Underrated: Theodore Dalrymple
- A Tory Vision for Europe
Popular Standpoint topics
