Word: coldish
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Quirky Kaleidoscope. In fact, for several years Schickele was part of the claustrophobic avant-garde composing scene, filling out his career in cramped cacophony, two-inch newspaper reviews and tiny auditoriums. Yet he rebelled at the snobbish solemnity of it all, not to mention the coldish obscurity. The problem, he decided, was how to model a contemporary career on the standards of the 18th century-when art ists were also entertainers, composers were also performers, and music was written to please people on specific occasions...
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