MJB:
quoted 7 lines but not very creative. most musicians wouldn't be satisfied with something>
> but not very creative. most musicians wouldn't be satisfied with something
> that easy, unless you are talking about something more than just layering
> multiple tracks. when you're composing something, you don't want people to
> listen to it and say "anyone can do that." so doing what are suggesting
> and maintaining originality and diversity withing the song at the same time
> is no small task.
Yes. Wonderful minimalism is no minimal task.
quoted 6 lines also consider that a song's danceability and "driving"ness are not entirely>
> also consider that a song's danceability and "driving"ness are not entirely
> dependent on the instrinsic qualities of the measure that is playing at the
> moment, but are equally if not moreso dependent upon the arrangement of the
> different types & sonic thickness of measures in relation to each other.
>
If sound were a piece of thread, musicians would be called seamstresses and
tailors.
quoted 8 lines if you drag out a crescendo of layers building upon layers over a 20 minute> if you drag out a crescendo of layers building upon layers over a 20 minute
> song, it's not going to have the same effect as dropping out some of the
> sounds out at the last of a group of 8 or 16 measures (4/4 time) and then
> bringing them back in on the first beat of the next measure, maybe with some
> more stuff on top. that is to say, a song's energy can build through the
> addition of layers, but it can build much faster through the careful
> addition and subtraction of layers at the right moments.
>
I love it when music reminds me of a big, thick pan of lasagna!
Cottage, mozzarella, and riccota cheeses; tomato sauce, ground beef, and
pasta all LAYERED together! :)
quoted 4 lines but then you would just have a really long song... it wouldn't be the> but then you would just have a really long song... it wouldn't be the
> simple idea you were proposing. i guess you should ask whether it is the
> arrangement of the song you want to deal with, or the flow of the energy
> between the song and the listener/dancer.
And you could ask whether it's the expertise of the chef, or the appetite of
the eater!
Sorry, Mike...your post just brought many images to mind, that's all... :)
-djkc