Dead Composers Society

Published April 21, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
Cleveland Orchestra brings classical music to life with Lemony Snicket...by Michael Gill...The Composer Is Dead is more than just the title of the Cleveland Orchestra's family concert this weekend. It's also the starting point. "Wherever there's a conductor, you're sure to find a dead composer," says the show's narrator, stating a basic truth about most classical music. "Beethoven — dead! Bach — dead! Brahms — dead! Mozart — dead!" The words are the haughty and macabre work of Lemony Snicket, the pen name of Daniel Handler, who's written several bestselling children's…


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