Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Susan McClary

Born: October 2, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Susan Kaye McClary is a musicologist associated with the "New Musicology". Noted for her work combining musicology with feminist music criticism, McClary is Professor of Musicology at Case Western Reserve University.
Known for:
- Feminine Endings (1991)
- Conventional Wisdom (2000)
- Georges Bizet, Carmen (1992)
- Modal Subjectivities (2004)