Wednesday, June 15, 2005
SPARKLER
David Diamond, 89, Intensely Lyrical Composer, Is Dead
A lot of people have never heard David Diamond's work but every once in awhile you will catch it on one of the classical music stations.
I would imagine it would be one of those works that stop you in your tracks and has you asking who, what?
He fell out of fashion and then back in again. If this trajectory continues, he will be more popular dead than alive.
He out composed Copland with whom I have a long standing grudge. Diamond should have gotten the prizes. He was also out-gay where Copland was closet queer like Bernstein.
We live in a musical world that is parched with thirst for melody and song.
Listen for him. He is the one who will give you the goose flesh.
No. He is not related to Neil.
