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Entry: The Death of Music by the Spirit of Government Subsidies Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_death_of_music_from_the_spirit_of_government_subsidies#15484 Post contents: The level of discussion in reply to the article has been quite high, perhaps because serious music is a much more engrossing topic (even a more important topic?) than politics, sex, and religion (the three themes of Verdi's operas). The fate of serious music is indicative of the fate of an entire culture. pclaudel is quite correct that the institution that's supposed to elevate tastes -- the statist schools (a.k.a. "public schools") has debased them since the 60s. The university, as we all know, shares in the blame. Sent at: 2008 07 20