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From:
Greg Earle
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Date:
Sun, 16 Mar 1997 12:55:08 -0800
Subject:
(idm) Musical structure (was: Re: Autechre 1993 - extended jams)
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quoted 13 lines wrecktangle:> wrecktangle: >> It's going to be hard electronically reproducing the tonal variety of >> classical music, considering the whole "hey we got an orchestra" factor... > > Of course it's a bad idea to try to "reproduce" the sort of *timbral* > variety you find in orchestral music on synthesizers; electronica has a > totally different kind of timbral variety. But I can see no reason why > electronic music *couldn't* incorporate ideas of structure from western > concert music, [...] > > There are several reasons why this *isn't* being done. It takes time--a > lot of time--years--to learn how, say, Stravinsky works and then to > figure out how that might be made to apply to dance music. [...]
quoted 3 lines Does structure matter anymore? [...]> Does structure matter anymore? [...] > > So I guess I'm talking about dance music mutating into something else [...]
NO!! NO MORE RICK WAKEMAN!!! NO MORE "TALES FROM PORNOGRAPHIC TOASTER OVENS"! AIEEEEEEE ... hehehehe ... - Greg