The Present Day Composer Refuses to Die! (But not if the US or British Army has anything to do with it)

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Anton Webern - shot by an American soldier for smoking a cigar
Iannis Xenakis - blinded by shrapnel while attacking a British Army tank

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

...well blinded in one eye but lost about half his face in process

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Horrend'godawf'frightening tales of inflicted physical decomposition, is that wot you have in mind, Dada??

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Dunno, just realised that two of the greatest figures in 20th century composition were either killed or maimed by Allied troops - possibly under the direct order of some military forerunner of Geir Hongro.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Still, smoking a cigar, he had it coming to him, didn't he?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Er... Geir??

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, you know what a mean, some special unit specifically formed to keep the forces of musical modernism at bay by systematically wiping out composers whose tunes you can't whistle.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Kurt Schwitters - held in a detention camp on the Isle of Man for 18 months after fleeing the Nazis.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Clarification re: Webern. He wasn't shot for smoking per se (nor for writing atonal music); but he stepped out onto his porch to smoke and was shot for being out after curfew. Awful tragedy.

Alban Berg died from complications due to an infected insect bite. Can't blame that one on the Allied troops, but it's odd that Schoenberg's two most famous students died early/accidentally.

Let's leave Geir out of this, considering how tolerant he is of divergent opinions (however inflexible his own may be).

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 19 February 2004 20:58 (twenty-two years ago)

it takes a lot to get Paul to de-lurk

― (Jon L), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

haha I'm on a roll today!

I'm procrastinating from real-life work!

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 19 February 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

so you're saying I shouldn't give you a link to my luigi nono thread that I started while you were away?

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

!!!

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 19 February 2004 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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