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Date: | Wed, 28 Jul 1999 23:15:19 EDT |
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Ok...I was hoping it wouldn;t have to go to this distance but you have
taken it to the next level. I think you made a good point when you said
you don't "think" Cage was just trying to stand out as an eccentric. I
know MANY MANY people who would disagree. I am not criticizing the man
in the least. In fact, it was you who brought his name to this thread.
I TOTALLY disagree with you about the difference between creativity and
music. I did NOT say that they were different but rather that some
composers, I feel, strive harder to acheive a standing of high originality
than a standing of high artistic merit. Take a look at Frank Zappa. The
man was a brilliant musician and quite an original composer. At the samme
time I feel that he was more concerned with "what was" than "how it was".
What I mean is that I feel he was more concerned with the concept than the
production. the sizzle without the steak mind you.
If you are disappointed then I don't know what to say other than live
with it. You spoke your opinion and I totally disagree. My opinion is
as qualified as yours or anyone else's on this list. Just as yours is as
qualified as anyone else's. I do agree with you on the point of rather
having 30 true listeners than 3,000 social crash dummies. I myself am a
composer and I write original music. I write what is in my heart and in
my head. If noone likes my music then too bad for me. I will continue to
write what I like. But.....I am sure many people would agree that there
are people out there who, for lack of anything musically interesting,
churn out cerebral by-products with the intent of becoming the "new"
avante-garde. This is just a fact of life. Why did someone invent a 12
tone system? How ridiculous is that? The very nature of the system defeats
any true possibility of inspired art. the creation of a pre-determined
system of tones seems to me to be the creation of a mind searching for
something other than what was presently known. Doesn't seem like "actual"
music to me...but rather a new "groundbreaking" idea. Maybe you can find
some examples of good 12 tone music but at its very roots lies a striving
for originality over musicality. I'm sorry you're disappointed sir. A
world of varying opinions is a vast free world indeed.
--Wes
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