A music critic is someone who reviews music (including printed music, performances and recorded music) and publishes writing on them in books or journals (or on the internet). Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Some music critics also write books analyzing musical styles and discussing music history, thus verging on the field of musicology. Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music
Many composers of classical music were also notable writers on, and critics of, music, including Hector Berlioz, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Robert Schumann, sometimes given as Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8 1810 &ndash July 29 1856 was a German Composer, Aesthete and influential Music critic Amongst modern practitioners of the classical music tradition who also write (or wrote) on music may be included Alfred Brendel, Charles Rosen, Paul Hindemith and Ernst Krenek. Alfred Brendel KBE (born January 5 1931 is an Austrian Pianist, born in Czechoslovakia and a resident of the United Kingdom. Charles Rosen (born May 5 1927 is an American Pianist and music theorist. Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 &ndash 28 December 1963 was a German Composer, Violist, violinist teacher music theorist and conductor. Ernst Krenek ( August 23 1900 &ndash December 22 1991) was an Austrian born (and from 1945 an American) Composer
In the realm of rock music(as indeed in that of classical music)[1], critics have not always been respected by their subjects. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Frank Zappa declared that, "Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director " In the Guns N' Roses song "Get in the Ring", Axl Rose verbally attacked critics who gave the band negative reviews because of their actions on stage; such critics as Andy Secher, Mick Wall and Bob Guccione, Jr. were mentioned by name. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 " Get in the Ring " is the fifth song on the Guns N' Roses album Use Your Illusion II. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Robert Charles Guccione Jr (born 1956 - the eldest son of Bob Guccione (founder of ''Penthouse'' magazine) - is best known for founding the music magazine
See also
- Music journalism
- Category:Music critics
External links
- International Federation of Music Journalists - an international group of media professionals who treat any aspect of music on any media. Music journalism is criticism and reportage about Music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as ' Classical music ' Publishes the "Directory of Music Journalists" and confers "Music Journalist Award".
- Who cares what critics say? - Jay Nordlinger
References
- ^ see e. g. many examples of insults in both directions in Nicholas Slonimsky's Lexicon of Musical Invective, ISBN 978-0393320091
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