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E. J. Dionne\u2019s tribute to the late, great Dave Brubeck contains some important insights into the arts in general:<\/p>\n

Too often in the arts, the fact that someone is accessible is taken to mean that he isn\u2019t truly creative. This is a very wrong idea, and it\u2019s especially mistaken in the case of Brubeck, an extraordinary innovator in rhythm and meter. His music is now so familiar that we forget how daring he was as a composer.<\/p>\n

He also defied the romantic image of the troubled and distant artist. It\u2019s almost as if his being a generous soul, a loyal family guy, and a quietly and thoughtfully religious man \u2014 \u201cForty Days,\u201d one of his best pieces, was inspired by Jesus\u2019 wanderings in the desert \u2014 were held against him. Yet over the years, earthly redemption came his way. It turned out you could be both good and great.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt may not have the power to change the course of history, but it can provide a perspective on historical events that needs to be heard, even if it\u2019s seldom heeded,\u201d Brubeck said in a 2009 interview with Commonweal. \u201cAfter all the temporary influences that once directed the course of history have vanished, great art survives and continues to speak to each generation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via E.J. Dionne Jr.: Dave Brubeck \u2014 a love affair \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a>.\n

Great art can be accessible (contra the purposeful obscurity of much art and literature today).\u00a0 Great artists can be normal human beings and solid citizens (contra the myth of the bohemian, that artists are unbound by bourgeois conventions).\u00a0 Great art lasts<\/em>; indeed, great art is pretty much the only thing that lasts from past civilizations and historical eras.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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