Re: [F_minor] something Gould would like: Gibbons on piano

[Brad Lehman <bpl@umich.edu>]

paul wiener wrote:
> This has always been one of the most puzzling facts to me about Gould.  
> His love of Gibbons must say something profound about him, but  since 
> Gibbons' works don't resonate with me, I haven't a clue what it is - 
> other than comforting.
>
> Is it his love of  playful simplicity?  Can someone point me toward a 
> musicological entry into Gibbons' music?

Gould's attraction for Gibbons appears to have been fondness for a 
vocal-music record that he had when young, and subsequently wore out two 
or three other copies of.  He explained it in one of his essays that 
made it into the _Reader_.

Brad Lehman
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