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Handel and Haydn_GLORIES OF THE ITALIAN BAROQUE_Photo Kat Waterman

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As we have discussed and identified the Western Art Canon, I have come to the conclusion that it is slightly biased. The canon represents a plethora of the great composers, but it was limited to who had the most social power. More specifically, there are not any women or colored people. Many talented composers such as: Clara Schumann, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Marian Anderson, etc, have been left out of this canon and deserved to be recognized. Moreover, I would like to see more diversity within the canon. Every good composer deserves to go down in history. Also, I find it hard to find myself in this type of music, because I am not familiar with the structured listening, but that is my next challenge.

Examples: It seems like it is almost routine to play only the best of the canon. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is composing a tribute to Beethoven's Concerto. In addition, The Handel and Haydn Society is conducting a tribute to Mozart and Beethoven. While these two composers are undoubtedly one of the best of the canon, there are many others who have just as much talent and work ethic to be recognized and played too.

What can we do?
Although the canon was created a long time ago, it is not too late to revise it. A few of the steps we discussed in lecture on September 20th are: acknowledging past pieces, reinvent, and diversify.

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - African Suite: Danse nègre

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One of the writers of The Daily Nebraskan, Jordan Bates, discusses how difficult it would be to revise the canon based on its past contributers.

"Despite strides made in recent decades to reform literary canons, issues and controversy still exist."

“The Western literary canon has historically been dictated by economically secure, traditionally educated, socially privileged white men.”

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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze: Andante non troppo con grazia

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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze: Andante non troppo con grazia

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One of the writers of the Avid Listener, Sara Haefeli, discusses how the "geniuses" of classical music are more invested in the canon itself than the true raw talent of other composers.

"Within the concert music scene, we’ve created an unfriendly place for anyone who feels they can’t fairly rub shoulders with geniuses."

"The stereotype of the solitary genius disempowers women and minorities who do not see people of their gender or ethnicity included in the canon of great composers."

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One of the writers of npr.org, Anna Powers, discusses how women should be the main idea of the new canon.

"Without a serious revision of the canon, women will always remain in the margins."

"The paradigms that define greatness remain masculine in their core."