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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: In Reply to SE (this is getting interesting) posted by Karma16 on April 23, 2007 at 07:55:05:
"Unwittingly, Mozart himself points out the emotional lack in his early music by writing such effective late music."How do you get there? ALL artists evolve their personal style. The change in their late style vs. their early style has nothing to do with the artist making a deliberate "judgement" about their earlier work. The ones that DO engage in that type of thinking are notorious for burning their earlier manuscripts, or making public statements with regard to the change (Arvo Part, I believe, stepped away from tonality only to return to it...Penderecki also?).
In the end, when you make all of these judgements like "But in the final analysis none of these things matter", you are making them as someone that (with apologies) OBVIOUSLY isn't a composer, and may not be a musician.
I, personally, try not to discount things I don't understand as being non-essential or "beside the point". And I DEFINITELY don't buy into the line of reasoning that leads to "if someone knows more, and suggests that I need to know more" that they are trying to be "superior" or "arrogant". They are simply stating fact and, believe me, I am on the receiving end of that comment as much as you are. It's one of the things that drives me to learn more.
That said, I like what I like "for whatever reason I like it". It's an endless argument. There's no accounting for taste. I don't think anyone was trying to "suggest you change your mind". I believe the push is more along the lines of "dig a little deeper before you pass sweeping judgement over a major work of art". Remember (and I don't mean this personally): even idiots are allowed to vote. Where would something as complex as Classical music be if there weren't rules, standards, many definitions of "successful execution"? Wait...it would be BAD music. But, nothing is bad if at least one person likes it?:-)
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Follow Ups
- Well, I don't agree with your last statement... - SE 10:32:39 04/23/07 (4)
- Re: Well, I don't agree with your last statement... - Karma16 10:50:20 04/23/07 (3)
- Age happens, as does change... - SE 11:20:49 04/23/07 (2)
- Re: Age happens, as does change... - Karma16 12:34:17 04/23/07 (1)
- "Maybe I just don't like the Classical period at all." That COULD be. n/t - SE 13:08:32 04/23/07 (0)
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