tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post3132681343636319891..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Playing House with Classical FormsElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-70389547487756710342010-03-30T08:04:12.013-05:002010-03-30T08:04:12.013-05:00Perhaps that same "investment" in writin...Perhaps that same "investment" in writing "modern" music is the reason why there was so little emphasis on form in the L&M classes at Juilliard.<br /><br />Have fun with your sonata! I'm scratching away at a theme and variations as we speak!Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-58930166194881909452010-03-29T21:01:49.458-05:002010-03-29T21:01:49.458-05:00As a composition student, I was discouraged from p...As a composition student, I was discouraged from playing with traditional forms, which seemed odd to me at the time. My teachers were very invested in making sure their students were writing "modern" music. I was young and impressionable, and instead developed a trick of writing pieces by putting one foot (note) in front of the other. I gravitated towards songs, and other genres in which there was a scaffolding for the form. As I've aged and gradually recovered from my education, I've begun to notice that I'm drawn toward development of musical materials, and I suspect I may be itching to reinvent the sonata.<br /><br />Which is all a long-winded way of saying "I agree!"David Wolfsonhttp://www.davidwolfsonmusic.netnoreply@blogger.com