a key quote in this for me is:"Anyone who believes that twentieth-century composers, with their harsh chords and rhythms, betrayed some sacred contract with the public should spend a few moments absorbing Weber’s data. In fact, the composers were betrayed first."
On Sep 19, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Kim Cascone wrote:
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/ 2008/09/08/080908crmu_music_rosshttp://tinyurl.com/5sfulrinteresting article on the origin of the classical music concert by Alex Ross who wrote 'The Rest is Noise'--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx website: http://www.microsound.org