Dave Flynn, Spiddal, Co. Galway, writes:In his ‘New Work Notes’ column, John McLachlan has criticised music which he deems ‘simplistic’ or ‘accessible’. In his most recent article he reverts to Adorno-like extremes by stating:...
David Flynn
David Flynn is a composer and musician from Dublin
Letters: Looking for the Irish Bartók
David Flynn, London, writes:In his letter in the last issue of JMI, Raymond Deane claims the Irish Bartók I described in ‘Looking for the Irish Bartók’ is an ‘inward-looking sleeveen’, but he missed an important part of...
Looking for the Irish Bartók
The ‘Irish Bartók’ question has been around for decades, but is there still some value in the concept?
Young Composers' Collective
The background to the newly established YCC.






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