Debussy/Prokofiev
Elon University, Elon, NC
Debussy/Prokofiev
Elon University, Elon, NC
Elon University, Elon NC Adams Foundation Concert
I was particularly pleased that the audience was so diverse: average age was 40, with 40% of the audience under 21 years old!
Results: Debussy, winning by a (flaxen!) hair, 47% to 46%, with 7% tied.
Breaking it down by individual rounds:
Round 1 - Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque edged out Lt Kije, 51%-48%
Round 2 - Debussy’s L’isle Joyeuse solidly favored over Prokofiev’s Sonata #3 66%-33%
Round 3 - Prokofiev’s variety easily won over Debussy 57%-41%
Round 4 - Prokofiev’s Toccata cinched it for many people 56%-42%
Men preferred Prokofiev, while Women were in favor of Debussy.
Men Women
From an age perspective it was a real roller coaster! Under 21 strongly preferred Prokofiev, 21-40’s preferred Debussy, 41-60’s preferred Prokofiev, and the over 60 crowd overwhelmingly preferred Debussy! Who can give me some insight into how those numbers played out?
<21 21-40 41-60 >60
Tuesday, March 13, 2012