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I first heard his music in a ballet by Christopher Wheeldon, which I believe is also called Spiegel im Spiegel.

Reminds me kind of Gershwin for some reason, don't know why... Very Cage-ish, which I love. :)

//but over the past year or so I have come to realize that I actually really like Britney Spears' music - it's so catchy and danceable (if that is a word?!) x// I have hardly met a single soul/ But I am not alone./ I feel known!

I think it depends on the situation. If you're in an academic setting, strict adherence to period styles should be kept. When you're in an artistic setting, it's okay to go a little over the boundaries.

I don't know, it sounds kind of interesting. But IMO, this guy is a pretty boring hummer. :P

I like Danse, but compared to most orchestral literature, it's a trifle, IMO.

I think Gimme More is pretty embarassing...;)

I agree, it's not really duel music. It sounds kind of Stravinskyish to me though. I like it!

I've finished. In my heart.

...however, I meant musically. Well, this may seem like I'm circumventing the issue, but when any composer sits down to write a piece -- moreover, when a composer receives inspiration from any given source, where does that derive from? How can inspiration be explained scientifically?

...Crop circles? Clich

I think, in terms of natural comfort, we relate more to pieces that are around the same tempo as our mother's heartbeat. Don't quote me on that though. :whistling:

There is a third dimension...but I'd think it was the spiritual dimension, not the physical or scientific one. I believe that things happen in our lives -- including the musical experience -- that can't necessarily be explained by science. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of science (PBS can attest to that fact :P), but not everything is solvable through empirical research, IMO.

I so considered this once...not even joking. :P But I totally agree with what you say. I think it's a part of human nature to take sides on any issue. Cooperation, in my opinion, is not in our makeup. Stretching our boundaries beyond our comfort level and borrowing from all sources isn't either. But those 100 years were an exciting time for music in terms of development and should be embraced. I don't really like Brahms, but I don't throw the baby out with the bathwater either.