Re: [microsound] Further (rambling) thoughts on Mutek, 2nd night (30/05)

[Derek Holzer <derek@xxxxxx>]

guillaume,

you must admit, however, that judging much contemporary electronic music on the 
standards of traditional music theory is a bit like judging sushi on the basis 
of linguini. [or video on the basis of rembrandt, satellites on the basis of 
sailing ships, rock on the basis of ragga, apples on the basis of 
oranges.........] 

even when the latter is directly referenced [handel in mattieu, rembrandt in 
greenaway...], the same aesthetic standards just don't apply. "classical 
beauty" remains the stuff of myth. we are taught to like symmetrical 
composition, equal temperament tuning systems and ketchup on fries. it always 
strikes me as a trick of the old academic fuddy-duddies to discredit new forms 
by comparing them with established, canonical stuff. just ask literary critic 
Harold Bloom, for whom literarture began [and probably ended] with Shakespeare.

best,
derek


Quoting Guillaume Grenier <gollum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On 02/06/02 17:35, tobias v said in living color:
> 
> > Given your obvious knowledge of classical music, I find
> > myself questioning your entire review after you failed to
> > realise that Stephen Mathieu was remixing Handel.
> > 
> > tobias
> 
> No death threats but a questioning of my entire review. That's good. :)
> 
> - True, I failed to realise that Stephan Mathieu was remixing Handel (BTW,
> and I guess that is apparent, I'm really not familiar with neither Handel
> or
> Mathieu's music [something I mentioned in my message in the latter case]).
> I'm not much into baroque music in general, and particularly not into
> Handel.
> 
> - I wonder why that would make you question my entire review. I'm trying to
> mentally hazard a few guesses but I can't come up with a satisfying reason.
> 
> - What piece was that? Everything he did? The last two ones? The second one
> -- F minor/A flat major organ one (my guess)? The last one, which you
> quoted
> in your reply, perhaps indicating that's the piece in question?
> 
> 
> g.
> 
> -- 
> Guillaume Grenier - gollum@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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> 
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