Steve Schwartz wrote:

>I sometimes worry that I have no filter, that I (to quote Beecham)
>don't care for music but love the noise it makes.  Then I hear what
>strikes me as insipid, mechanical, uninspired, sickeningly sweet, bland,
>and crass and realize that I must have standards somewhere, really deep
>down.

This index of negatives is actually quite helpful.  No composer attempts
to write in those ways; even commercially inspired composers writing
jingles are seeking to "move" listeners.  So when one finds oneself
unmoved, or even hostile to music, it is still educational to attempt
to figure out why.  I shall do so using Steve's categories and any others
anyone wishes to add.

However, "unmelodic" will never be on my personal list of negatives.

Zeke

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