Bad Blog of Musick

November 18, 2023

Themes, Themes, Themes

“The “Eroica” was not created because Count Popanz von Mützenburg issued the obligatory motto “Napoleon”. The “well-tempered piano” was not created as a simple fulfillment of a festival’s theme of […]
November 1, 2023
What is “Kairosis”? Is it a game, a piece of music, a kind of opera, a film score? The answer is: a little bit of everything. https://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/2023/11/03/kairosis-2/ https://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/2023/11/01/kairosis/
October 28, 2023

Late farewell to Mark Foster

  “I think we need to talk more often about people like Mark. The business isn’t just run by the stars.” https://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/2023/10/30/late-farewell-to-mark-foster/
October 17, 2023

Dubious composition competitions, episode 263: Amadeus Composition Award Vienna

Dubious composition competitions, episode 263: Amadeus Composition Award Vienna “What is one to make of a competition that displays this kind of business behavior? That’s a question everyone can probably […]
October 12, 2023

How I once (almost) came last in a swimming marathon

“That I wasn’t going very fast, I noticed because my kayakers were kind of bored sitting in their boats playing games on their cell phones.” https://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/2023/10/13/how-i-once-almost-came-last-in-a-swimming-marathon/
July 27, 2023

Dealing with Demons

An article about things that many of us deal with as musicians but that are rarely talked about…https://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/2023/07/27/dealing-with-demons/
June 19, 2023

My Generation

“I used to think that people who write „modern“ music are also modern and open-minded. But many suddenly perform astonishing U-turns, start defending Putin and Trump or warn of Germany […]
June 12, 2023

Open Letter to Teodor Currentzis

To remain silent about this war is a kick in the face of Shostakovich, Mr. Currentzis. To remain silent on this war is like pissing on Britten’s grave.https://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/2023/06/13/open-letter-to-teodor-currentzis/