In Reply to: I have a dear friend who, I think, listens to posted by kavakidd on March 11, 2011 at 13:38:22:
All classifications are arbitrary. (I've spent my whole life as an analyst, and I ought to know.)
They thus have costs attached to them. Some of which your friend is being blinkered by.
Intellectuals frequently suffer from categories and classes. Plato and his 'ideal' forms are a complete dead end, you see.
When I listen to music I am hearing the score and feeling at the same time. I also am certain that my response to music at home or at concerts or when performing ..... is very strongly affected by my having performed since I was nine.
When I am singing, I am working on getting my part right -with- the others singing our line/part, and the other singers, follow the conductor, get my cues from the Organ or other sung parts. ALL at once.
I am also at the same time being affected by the whole thing.
Who says men can't multi-task?! ;-)!
20C Western art music simply reflects an increasing sense of ennui, foreboding, anomie, and alienation. All as predicted by Weber.
Mahler, and Spengler both spring to mind.
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Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
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Follow Ups
- The distinctions he is making are more in his mind than real, Dave. - Timbo in Oz 00:30:58 03/14/11 (3)
- Actually, the assessment - kavakidd 10:27:59 03/14/11 (2)
- Okay, so I was tired! ;-) But I still think he's being affected as much as - Timbo in Oz 14:59:39 03/14/11 (1)
- "Separating our thoughts and feelings is pretty hard " - kavakidd 15:15:50 03/14/11 (0)