tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post5439751983323433122..comments2023-03-28T05:41:27.305-07:00Comments on Erling Wold: Mordake FinancesErling Woldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-4774560202411496352008-08-10T18:48:00.000-07:002008-08-10T18:48:00.000-07:00well i think it's worth doing even if you have to ...well i think it's worth doing even if you have to finance it yourself, whore yourself out, work a day job, or whatever gets it done. civilization itself depends art being produced. civilized societies support their artists.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403139306411921088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-26042267836661834402008-08-06T15:28:00.000-07:002008-08-06T15:28:00.000-07:00And he was lucky enough to have other people finan...And he was lucky enough to have other people finance his orchestra pieces and other 'high' art endeavors too, which is the definition of non-vanity press. I'm also being a bit extreme, and not <B>everything</B> I do is vanity press. Other people have produced the operas and the masses and so on. The mass alone cost $65K or something like that, paid for by the religion taxes of the good people of Switzerland.Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-48782096765221024242008-08-06T09:49:00.000-07:002008-08-06T09:49:00.000-07:00Perhaps there's something to be learned from Frank...Perhaps there's something to be learned from Frank Zappa, who managed to compose exactly what he wanted, financing orchestra pieces and other money-losers with the commercial successes?Michael Czeiszpergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635137257032997850noreply@blogger.com