Re: [microsound] microsound/music future

["ashley h." <ashmasterfunk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i think what has been said is interesting. of course nothing that is a 
product of art is eternal, whether that be paintings, language, or music. of 
course that might be for some, difficult to believe, especially with the 
increasing number of computer musicians in the US and Europe. the societal 
trend is to have no real strong opinion of music so therefore maybe none 
will be created. this is shown in our government, too. it is parallel cross 
culturally in the broad sense, that people have no real strong opinions. 
whereas this wasn't the case 100, 50, or 30 years ago. people like what is 
repetitious -- the same of two beats ten times over. the same brand of 
thinking can apply to popular music like britney spears; she might not be 
liked but she and other /artists/ of all genres are producing what is quick 
and easy and likely to numb an ear. is this the fault of the artist? or the 
fault of the public. it's the fault of the public.
.. . . people have the growing means and encouragement of popularity to use 
tools to produce (that being the computer) but the trouble in the near 
future might be that people are using the tool because they are passionate 
about the computer itself not the music behind it. who designs string 
quartets anymore? it is not even necessary to understand or know math to 
produce music. this is why there aren't and maybe will not be unique 
compositions such as those from stravinsky and bach in the now or in the 
future... it is rare to hear music original and inspired by the composer's 
mind, rather than the output of a tool mastered or self taught.  this is not 
at all to say technology or the micro sound evolution is 'bad', but since 
the subject of history has been referenced a few times in this post i will 
also add -- the greeks were masters of art and music and theatre -- read 
about them and it can be seen why it was all lost (or not continued, rather) 
.. . .                                 ashley.


From: dave palmer <palmderski1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> the music industry's days are numbered but so is the integrity of
> intellectual property rights and that is something that will affect us ALL.
> any musician can put out music from his/her home and as the technology 
> improves will also be able to distribute hi/fi sounding songs/pieces from 
> their home

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