> After tonight's performance I am in no doubt that Joseph Haydn's 'The
> Creation' is a great work. It has enormous energy and vitality. Quite
> astounding when you think Haydn was well into his 60s when he composed it.
Hi Douglas: I am sure you mean well - and particularly within the context
and age expectations of Haydn's era. I suggest such "surprises" are much
less a surprise these days. More than a few of us still going full blast and
- current statistics suggest, plagues etc. notwithstanding - many of us are
looking at another 20 to 30 years on the main shift. An adventure that is
re-defining careers, 'high points', etc. Haydn was just a pioneer. (I
remember at University the Eng Prog in his thirties saying that Yeat's -
such sexy work in his sixties - was a surprise). "Energy and vitality", oh
yes, now that the kids are out the house! In fact, I say without real
knowledge, my impression is that in Japan, poets traditionally have usually
become "awake" and most fully into their practice starting in their sixties.
Whoever "went gently"???!!
Stephen V
http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
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