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In the Thread: Prokofiev
Post Subject: Lifestyles of the rich and vulgarPosted by steverino on: 1/15/2022
The subject of vulgarity in art gets confused with bad taste and satire, so I am not sure which exactly you mean. For example Mahler seems to me to have many instances of bad taste and satire but seldom any significant vulgarity. Tchaikovsky not so much satire but bad taste and vulgarity occasionally Prokofiev extremely and bitingly satirical not so much vulgar or in bad taste. Bartok seems fairly similar to Prokofiev. Shostakovich had all three. Rimsky and Glazunov did not have satire, vulgarity or bad taste. But Prokofiev could write music that was not at all satirical so I would think that even people with a 19th C bias could appreciate those. So I guess Rimsky and Glazunov would be OK with you at least in terms of not being objectionably vulgar or even have bad taste or satire.
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