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December 29, 2022

The New Operatic

A review of "The War on Music" by Gideon Dabi (⁦‪@gideondabi⁩)

John Mauceri's latest book reads like a polemic that pulls no punches towards the business of music or its academic counterparts

'The War on Music' is a stellar work of great scholarship and polemical worth. Mauceri is the musical big brother you always wanted: witty, smart, and ready to beat up the class bully at lunchtime.

—Gideon Dabi (⁦‪@gideondabi⁩)

https://thenewoperatic.substack.com/p/the-war-on-music

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