quoted 5 lines 2. You cannot deny the power of repetition. Variation is good, but you> 2. You cannot deny the power of repetition. Variation is good, but you
> if you stray too far from the primal beat, you loose part of the
> groove and the music becomes too detached from our physical
> nature. Its not that I don't like abstract music, but the best music
> is a balance between mental/abstract and primal/physical.
Somewhere during my abortive career as a music major, I heard a lecture
by a professor who said the key to great music was a balance between
predictability and unpredictability. If music is too unpredictable it
sounds random; if it is too predictable it's boring.
Music that depends on a groove always runs the risk of becoming boring.
The best music rides the edge.