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WHOA Nelly!!!
This thread is about as non-controversial as it gets, and ALREADY tempers have flared!
So cool it guys.
Opera and choral music.. blah blah blah.
Obviously they're two completely different things, with very strong common elements.
I honestly don't see why you guys are getting worked up over this. Stop. Take a breath. Think about it: does it REALLY matter?
I can assure you that the answer is "no".
Where is choral music going?
From this argument, I'd say "to hell in a hand basket".
But again, does it matter where it's "going"?
Are you all musicologists, more preoccupied with abstract "what ifs" instead of practical application and actually writing music?
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"Those that know, do;
Those that understand, teach."
-Aristotle-
"toute audace engendrée par l'ignorance cesse d'être une audace et devient une maladresse"
-Debussy-
In musical criticism, when issues of craft and technical consideration are set aside, what remains is more subjective. However, until technical issues are dealt with, the subjective portion bears considerably less weight.
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