tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post6368118388783057982..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: What's in a Name: Music to the Nth DegreeElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-18064180266710955192010-06-15T13:48:59.787-05:002010-06-15T13:48:59.787-05:00What an interesting thought!What an interesting thought!Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-54489552882264817442010-06-15T11:57:47.121-05:002010-06-15T11:57:47.121-05:00Don't you find all the names for music almost ...Don't you find all the names for music almost political, more than musical? The atonalists talked about "liberation" of the note from tonality, as if it were a political goal. The minimalists speak about repetitions and such as if they were speaking about "simplfying one's life," while the aleatoric folks talk about "chaos" and "rap" is mostly about lyrics which comment on society with such crass heat as to sometimes irritate. Somehow the elegance of a melody by Bach through Brahsm and beyond is shunted away, as if simplistic, when in fact turning out a memorable melody is just about the hardest work of a composer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com