At 4:13 AM -0400 7/22/01, Yonnie Lui wrote:
quoted 8 lines Isn't is possible that a writer can correctly read a piece of music,
>>Isn't is possible that a writer can correctly read a piece of music,
>>and even extend its appreciation by pointing out other meanings it
>>might hold, that might not be evident to a casual listener?
>
> yah, it's possible but sometimes i have to wonder whether *the artist*
> concurs with the writer's perception on his/her piece of music in question!
> it's also possible that the writer points out wayyy too much meaning than
> what the artist had intended to express!
I thought the point of (this form of) electronic music was that it
wasn't limited by narrow or strict interpretation. Especially with
the intentional omission of vocals. This music was understood to be a
fiction from the start.
To me, what this kind of viewpoint represents is an overall lack of
imagination, or lack of the will to imagine on the part of readers or
listeners. I mean, how much meaning is enough and who gets to make
that decision?
Part of the artist's risk in putting your music out there is to have
it evaluated in a variety of contexts which you can't control;
viewpoints that might have as much validity or legitimacy from the
listener's perspective as from the maker's, while being entirely and
unexpectedly different.
That is (or was) the fun of this music.
-Alex
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