LAST DITCH OF DEMOCRACY - Majority Rights

Vivaldi had done it. I have a high opinion of Rossini and Mozart. I.e.,
use of mandolin in serious orchestra. So has everyone who ain’t stark
ravin’ goofy. But Mozart when he came down to Italy did NOT set the
public crazy. And part of the reason was, as I conjecture, that the Italian
had then had an earful of Tony Vivaldi. That is guess work. But there
are things to set against Bach. In fact things Bach took hold of and
rearranged; without as I think improvin’ ’em.
I had a chance to hear both together two years ago in Siena, in a good
orchestral concert, one up to Casella, the way that program was built.
Man named Guarnieri conductin’, been doing three years now in Siena,
at this summer fest. And I would by god rather hear Guarnieri
conductin’ Vivaldi than hear Toscanini conductin’ Beethoven in
Salzburg. An idea which occurred to me, dunn’ the Juditha performance.
I try to tell you that Italy is carryin’ ON. La rivoluzione continua. This
is the kind of thing Italians go on doing, despite that dirty mugged
bleeder and betrayer of his allies, Winston babyface Churchill.
And his gangsters. Those blighters have never done one damn thing for
civilization. They have rotted their country, and should not be allowed
to rot anyone elses. They didn’t start the process of corruption, but they
have been, everyone of ’em for it, all day and every day, and for the 24
hour period.
Di Marzio is runnin’ a paper. Vicari is runnin’ a monthly devoted to the
“narrative” nothin’ but narrative or careful discussion of narrative, and
how one should do it. Over in Barcelona, they are printin’ a series,
Poesia en la Mano, bilingual editions of everyone from Villon to
Mallarme’ and Rilke, and, I am told, your present colloquitor if they can
git anyone to translate me.