tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post8776019532098796078..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Musical Nature RambleElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-76389914849552571892011-12-31T10:08:51.082-06:002011-12-31T10:08:51.082-06:00"....(and a whole slew of other wonderful com..."....(and a whole slew of other wonderful composers who believed in Christian theology), regardless of where they believed their inspiration came from."<br /><br />The portfolio of work which stemmed from Soviet Socialist Realism's several decades is paltry in scope and size compared to the "whole slew" referenced above. While one might argue about the length of Western European composition versus the few decades of SSR, one would be hard pressed to compared all those decades to one Bach or Mozart. There is something about the soil out of which the Western musical canon has come which is fertile indeed. A portion of that is the support of church, theater and aristocracy for composers.<br /><br />By contrast, today's support for composers is generally and sadly lacking. It is a large question of the ground out from which springs creativity. The Judeo-Christian world has been most musically productive in terms of great works of art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-48067016465292482912011-12-22T13:15:10.435-06:002011-12-22T13:15:10.435-06:00I have "The Swerve" on hold at our local...I have "The Swerve" on hold at our local library. I read Lucretius during long walks at the beach two summers ago. I felt the poem really helped me to accept the nature of all things in life; to embrace strife as a catalyst for growth, and to acknowledge that love remains the strongest force.Marjorie Kransberg-Talvihttp://mktalvi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-10164006188946170512011-12-22T11:52:02.024-06:002011-12-22T11:52:02.024-06:00Elaine,
Thanks for another fine, thoughtful essay...Elaine,<br /><br />Thanks for another fine, thoughtful essay. I just wrapped up a copy of "Swerve" to give to my husband for Christmas - I always give him books that I plan to read. :-) Your essay makes me look forward to it even more. I guess I need to get a copy of Lucretius' poem...<br /><br />I've been thinking and writing about music and philosophy and history, too... endlessly fascinating, and critical to our understanding of, and therefore performance of, music of other times.peregrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310871394184407035noreply@blogger.com