Donal Henahan — American Critic born on February 28, 1921, died on August 19, 2012

Donal Henahan was an American music critic and journalist who had lengthy associations with the Chicago Daily News and The New York Times. With the Times he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1986; he had been a finalist in 1982... (wikipedia)

The more disastrous the mishaps the simpler the reviewing task.
The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose.
Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists.
Real folk music long ago went to Nashville and left no known survivors.
It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg.