New symphony a 'call to action' on the environment: DB Grady
(NEWSER) - Before YouTube or Twitter, composing a symphony was a great way to get your revolution going—the French one inspired Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, and Shostakovich wrote such controversial music that he would wait outside for the Soviet regime to arrest him so his family wouldn't be disturbed. "History is replete with examples of classical music acting not as a passive reflection of the times, but as a force for social change," writes DB Grady at the Atlantic . It can still be so in the 21st century, he argues. More»
