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Re: Musical snobbery (was Re: Songs for BL)

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Subject: Re: Musical snobbery (was Re: Songs for BL)
From: Peter <monkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:21:58 +0800
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Thank you Cameron. It's nice to know I'm not 'alone' out here!!!

the bit about the elephant just sums things up for me.

Good on ya!


Monkey


Cameron Mabon wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Peter wrote:
>
> > Seems to me though, and again this is my HO and I am sure I will be shot down,
> > but people who do get into that seem to disappear up their own you know what.
> > Same as modern art. People might look at that and start discussing between them
> > just how wonderful it is when really, they don't want to let face down with each
> > other. they are just going along with it if you like.
>
> This is a conversation I have had many times with a variety of musicians
> and non-musicians (namely, percussionists :). I think it should be
> possible to enjoy music without knowing anything about it (chord
> progressions, structure, etc.). I am the first to admit that I don't know
> very much at all about the musical structure behind Rachmanninov's 2nd piano
> concerto, but that doesn't stop me enjoying playing or listening to it.
>
> I think that many people are so obsessed with following the "workings" of
> modern music that they forget to actually listen to the music. If they
> are continually listening out for such and such a chord, or for
> particular melodic or harmonoic patterns, they lose the benefits of
> taking the music at face value.
>
> The analogy with modern art is appropriate. (Not so long ago, I remember a
> group of art critics were asked to comment on a set of colourful
> paintings. The majority agreed that the paintings were of significant
> merit, and read a lot into the brush strokes on the canvas. What they did
> not know was that the paintings had been produced by an elephant).
> Similarly, the effect of a good poem can be marred by looking too closely
> at every word in every line.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cameron
>
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