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　　The decision of the New York philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment．For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least “Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a classical-music critic．

　　One of the reason why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known．Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert's appointment in the Times, calls him “an musician with no air of the formidable(令人敬畏的)conductor about him．” As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has so far been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise．

　　For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one．To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music．All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or open my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes．

　　Devoted concertgoers who reply that recording are no substitute for live performance are missing the point．For the time, attention, and money of the art-loving public, classical instrumentalists(演奏家) must compete not only with opera houses, dance groups , theater companies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20 th century．Their recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today's choosing．The widespread availability of such recording has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert．

　　One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on records．Gilbert's own interest in new music has been widely noted：Alex Ross , a classical-music critic, has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different, more energetic organization”．But what will be the nature of that difference? Merely, expanding the orchestra's repertoire(曲目)will not be enough．If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America's oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract．

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　　COURSE：History 101“Introduction to American History”

　　INSTRUCTOR：Dr, Jane Klammer．

　　OFFICE：305 Marshall Hall．

　　OFFICE HOURS：11∶15~12∶30 M W F(Monday Wednesday Friday)．

　　CLASS：363 Marshall Hall 3∶35~5∶00T Th (Tuesday Thursday)．

　　10∶10~11∶00M W F Other times by appointment．

　　TELEPHONE：255-4786．

　　TEXTBOOK：Green, Robert P, The American Tradition：A History of the United States, Charles E．Merrill publishing Co．Columbus, Ohio 1984 which is available at the College Bookstore．

　　COURSE Requirements mid-term exam：October 10, 20% of the final gradefinal exam：December 10, 40% of the final grade term paper due：December 15, 40% of the final grade

Attendance is not required, but you are responsible for all the information given in the class lectures．In the lectures I will talk about the chapters in the textbook and other materials that I choose to supplement(补充)the course．The exams will cover all this information．Therefore, I advise you to come to the class as much as possible．If you have to miss a class, be sure to get the class notes from another student．

　　Your homework assignments (作业) are listed on the next page．You are supposed to read the chapter about which I will be lecturing before you come to class．This is to make sure that you understand as much as possible while taking notes in my lectures．Be prepared when you come to class．If there are any changes in the assigned homework reading, I will announce in class．

　　The term paper is 40% of your final grade．It should not exceed(超前)fifteen pages．(Anyone thinking of majoring in history may write twenty-five pages．)Before the mid-term exam you will choose the topic for your paper．

　　Have a good term!

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　　As a teenager I was a productive letter writer． One letter I wrote

　　1　　．to56pages, and was　　2　　．of the extremely ordinary details (微不足道的事) of daily life． It could only have been of interest to me, and maybe, the receiver． But then,　　3　　, it might become attractive just because of the　　4　　details it recorded．

　　Official records of history-books and pictures--may record important events　　5　　they were always intended to have a large audience．　　6　　, letters tend not to be modified (修) , often true to　　7　　． They were, after all,　　8　　for just one pair of eyes．

　　Sadly, however, we don t write proper letters any more． Not only that, but, it's a fact that nowadays hardly anyone　　9　　to the letters they have receivedWe think only about　　10　　living and throwing things out． Who among us will leave any helpful papers for historians? In researching a book, I would never have found out that, in the late 　　19　　th century, showy(花枝招展) waistcoats caused a lot of　　11　　, if I hadn't read the　　12　　． One fellow even wrote to a friend to say that if he were to ever meet a man wearing a kind of showy clothes he　　13　　shoot the man on sight．

　　What a　　14　　if such details were lost due to lack of letter writing and a little saving． I think we should all　　15　　to write at least one letter a month any try to　　16　　those we get．

　　　　17　　good emails should be printed out and kept, too． Emails may not leave an example of our handwriting, but　　18　　they allow us to record our lives． Some years ago, a friend　　19　　me with a bundle of letters that I'd sent her since I was 　　16　　． They gave a wonderful　　20　　of my teenage． History will need to know this, I'm sure．

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