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From:
Random Junk
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H James Harkins
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Date:
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:49:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) bucket brigade
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H James Harkins wrote this:
quoted 3 lines There is, however, a similar argument that is perfectly sensible, and that> There is, however, a similar argument that is perfectly sensible, and that > is that there are valid things to say musically that can be said with a > solo violin (or, can *only* be said with a solo violin).
oh yeah, i totally agree.
quoted 3 lines Also, aren't you going a little far by saying that harmony+melody are> Also, aren't you going a little far by saying that harmony+melody are > completely useless in the 90's? Sounds to me like you're prescribing the > one path music must take...
whoa there sparky, it's called a JOKE. i didn't think anyone would take it seriously! i totally don't subscribe to that view myself. but i do think that in the area of electronic music that the total sound quality really is an important thing and can't always be factored out of the equation.
quoted 10 lines Hrvatski: were you the one to state that the standard definition of music> Hrvatski: were you the one to state that the standard definition of music > is "what the composer wants to hear"? I've deleted that digest :( -- > anyway, don't forget that this idea (the cult of the genius, basically) is > very restricted to a specific geographical area, time and economic class > (19th-century and later Europe, especially Germany, and most prominent in > bourgeois levels of society). Javanese gamelan is built on totally > different social principles--collectivity--no one person originates or > owns a "composition"--it's a social action that happens to result in > highly organized sound--not "the standard definition" of music, but it's > still great music.
yeah, right on. i've been doing a lot of improv live playing lately and when it all comes together, it's fantastic. i did this gig with 8 other musicians and it was definitely messy in places but the good bits were great. -- Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Plan: Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.