Do you agree or disagree with Bernstein?
Listen closely to Barber’s Adagio for Strings (~ 8 minutes long). Listen several times, until youhave a sense of how it goes and where it goes. Do you agree or disagree with Bernstein? Inother words, do you think music like this is capable of modeling the depth and complexity of ourresponse to real-world events, like the Kennedy assassination or the coronavirus outbreak? Oris it too much to expect a work like the Barber, or any other creative work, to really account forour complex feelings about such events? Please choose ONE of the following:
