{"id":21,"date":"2014-09-19T15:45:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T21:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.josephfranklin.org\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2014-12-10T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:52:00","slug":"settling-scores-a-life-in-the-margins-of-american-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.josephfranklin.org\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Settling Scores: A Life in the Margins of American Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.josephfranklin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/settling-scores-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephfranklin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/settling-scores-2-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"settling scores (2)\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephfranklin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/settling-scores-2-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.josephfranklin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/settling-scores-2.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Settling-Scores-Hardcover-Joseph-Franklin\/dp\/0865344787\/sr=1-1\/qid=1160324500\/ref=sr_1_1\/002-3055760-9537631?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books\" title=\"Settling Scores\">Settling Scores: A Life in the Margins of American Music<\/a>&#8221; describes a life lived in the margins of America\u2019s (\u201cclassical\u201d) new music business, a life influenced by artistic and political transformation. From a working-class background in North Philadelphia to the sanctity of European concert stages, from imagined dangers lurking along the waterfronts in mysterious Asian and European cities to the real dangers lurking in the minds of those who uphold the status quo in American music, &#8220;Settling Scores\u2026&#8221; reveals a life of one who embraced change and, in the process, gained political leverage and intellectual freedom. It is a story of Joseph Franklin and it is a snapshot of America\u2019s \u201cclassical\u201d music culture in the final quarter of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century. The reader of this book will learn about the accomplishments of a legion of musical artists and producers who have dedicated their creative lives to our living musical culture. By directing innovative programs, producing concerts and commissioning new musical works and by co-founding and directing a prominent Philadelphia music ensemble \u2013 <a title=\"Relache\" href=\"http:\/\/www.relache.org\" target=\"_blank\">Rel\u00e2che<\/a> &#8211; Franklin helped shape late 20<sup>th<\/sup> century American music. The book includes a detailed history of the Rel\u00e2che organization from its founding in 1977 until Franklin\u2019s departure in 1998 and places in context Philadelphia\u2019s role in championing new musical works during those years.<\/p>\n<p>Cover: Excerpt of a visualization of Kurt Schwitters&#8217; &#8220;Ursonate,&#8221; 3rd Movement, &#8220;Scherzo&#8221; by <a title=\"Jack Ox\" href=\"http:\/\/jackox.net\">Jack Ox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Published by <a title=\"Sunstone Press\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sunstonepress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sunstone Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Settling Scores: A Life in the Margins of American Music&#8221; describes a life lived in the margins of America\u2019s (\u201cclassical\u201d) new music business, a life influenced by artistic and political transformation. 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