Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 23 | Modernist Composers Called Opportunists

Modernist Composers Called Opportunists PARIS AP The AP-The The desire desiro to tomake tomake I make a hit seriously damages the I work of many young musical corn com composers posers of this generation believes Paul Dukas noted compo composer r who Is reported a a. likely successor to Charles as professor of ot composition com corn position at the conservatory here Living in an age which does not permit wasting time says M. M Dukas Du Du- Du- Du kas many of ot our young people become opportunists They make success their goal not realizing th that t artists should have no goal but faithful service of their muse Another source of ot trouble arises from following temporary fashions which Dukas declares will be bo forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten in ten years Young artists of today are caught between two pitfalls old- old and but they do not seem to realize that the the- latter is as dangerous as the former er t T l c r r