Laurence Sherwood <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Now to my question.  Is there any musical significance to writing in
>palindromes?

None whatsoever - it's simply a Dogmatic (terminology taken from the
Dogma school of film production demonstrated if not popularised by Lars von
Trier) artistic challenge like total serialism or a fugue.  Simpson wasn't
the only compser to experiment with the form - Humphrey Searle put together
a few musical palindromes, as i recall - but the inherent challenge of
achieving dramatic effects like contrast, development & conclusion within
the palindromic form has limited its appeal as a real creative form.

Live in peace
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