Roll Over Beethoven

Газета

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For discussion:

1. Summarize this article—how does it go beyond a simple obituary?
2. How did the author organize his material? How does he develop his theme(s)?
3. For what audience is he writing?
4. What will you remember about this article after you have forgotten the details?
5. What should the author have included or left out?

Words and phrases:

opener
daunting
lede
iconic, iconically
scorched earth
to lay out the stakes
on deadline
to break through
to harness
unruly
mission statement
auteur
ennui
to double as
to reverberate
radio play (noun)
to fill in the blanks
folksy
to nag
precious few
tectonic shift
side
shuffle
currency
sensibility
to dispense with
to cover
riff
lucrative
ubiquitous
to relegate, be relegated
oldies
star was receding
dash (noun)