From: Matthew Poot (mattpoot@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 16 2004 - 16:13:23 GMT
Dear Platt,
I think that perhaps I should do some hoisiting on ye' ol' petard.
You said: Why mess around with less than the best of human achievement? Why
compromise on quality?
-=*POOT*=- Well, is Mozart the best of human achievement? Perhaps he is
the greatest musical composer
who ever graced this earth. Even so, Does this mean his music was the
best? Certainly not. How can you possible compare
Mozart with Modern music? Mozart composed music, for instruments only. If
there was any vocals that had lyrics, a librettist would
write them for him.
What makes modern music so special? So dynamic? Lots of things. As I
stated before, the main difference between "now" and "then", is
not only the addition of lyrics but the content of lyrics. Lyrics no
longer always describe a story, but more often, have very important meaning.
It is up the the composers themselves, rather than someone else, to do the
writing. The meaning of the words they put to their music, can not only
complement
the music, but even exceed it. This is not in all music.
Look at Herbie Hancock, for example. He is a brilliant pianist/composer.
His melodies, harmonies and rhythms are far more complex and diverse than
anything written by Mozart. I really love many of his albums. Yet, there
are some albums, which I don't particularly care for. Does this mean they
are 'low quality', or are
lacking in Quality? Surely, the answer is No.
Now, my time is running extremely short, so I will come to the point I am
trying to make
Platt: Why mess around with less than the best of human achievement? Why
compromise on quality?
ME: As soon as you say, Mozart is the crowning human achievement in music,
Only listen to the best, you turn into Plato's dearest companion. You FIX
the idea of Quality, binding it, restricting it. You subtract from Quality
itself, by limiting what it can be, what it can be found in, etc.
Again, I would elaborate, but I really have to go.
Good Day
Poot
----- Original Message -----
From: Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: MD SQ-SQ tension in Mozart's Symphony No38
> Hi Mark,
>
> > Mark 15-02-04: I maintain there is value in trash can music. There is
value
> > in an African Earth drum. If you are rejecting these because they are
not
> > the very highest of human achievement then i find that a bit snobby
Platt.
>
> If it's snobby to find some music better than other music (I don't
> consider drum beating music), then I happily plead guilty. My question to
> you: Why mess around with less than the best of human achievement? Why
> compromise on quality?
>
> Regards,
> Platt
>
>
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