Jump to content

amadeus2726686

Old Members
  • Posts

    86
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by amadeus2726686

  1. I first heard his music in a ballet by Christopher Wheeldon, which I believe is also called Spiegel im Spiegel.
  2. Reminds me kind of Gershwin for some reason, don't know why... Very Cage-ish, which I love. :)
  3. //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!
  4. 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.
  5. I don't know, it sounds kind of interesting. But IMO, this guy is a pretty boring hummer. :P
  6. I like Danse, but compared to most orchestral literature, it's a trifle, IMO.
  7. I think Gimme More is pretty embarassing...;)
  8. I agree, it's not really duel music. It sounds kind of Stravinskyish to me though. I like it!
  9. ...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?
  10. ...Crop circles? Clich
  11. 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:
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. I've heard it used so much in reconstructions of early jazz that I don't really want to hear it anywhere else. Just my opinion.
  15. Anywho, I happen to like some pop/Pop (mostly the latter) music. I am starting to learn to judge all music according to its own merit. I can't abide trite songs like, say, Crank Dat Soulja Boy ::shudder:: because of its uninteresting drum beat and oversimplified single melody line -- not to mention the mumbled, vulgar lyrics. But songs like Britney Spears' Gimme More, for example, may have trite lyrics, but the polyphony is quite interesting. That's why I prefer the second piece over the first. Whatever kind of music musically satisfies me is the kind I will listen to.
  16. I do like it, but it is a little to similar to 'Trains.' Maybe there's a way, instead of layering the text on top of an ostinato and following it with a musical mimicry, you could integrate the text into the actual piece. It would mean adding a part for a singer, but I think it would make it more unique. :)
  17. Yes, it did -- but not the genre. For example, pop in previous decades would today be considered rock, jazz, and the like today. The genre Pop today is generally defined by these characteristics. There are plenty of popular songs that don't, but they also don't fall under the genre of Pop. From Wikipedia (a reliable source, I know :P): The standard format of pop music is the song, customarily less than five minutes in duration, and with an instrumentation that can range from an orchestra to a lone singer. Despite this wide scope, a typical lineup in a pop band includes a lead guitarist, a bassist, a drummer (or an electronic drum machine), a keyboardist and one or more singers, ordinarily not themselves instrumentalists. Pop songs are generally marked by a heavy rhythmic element, a mainstream style and traditional structure. The most common variant is strophic in form and focuses on memorable melodies, catchy hooks and the appeal of the verse-chorus-verse arrangement, with the chorus sharply contrasting the verse melodically, rhythmically and harmonically.Lyrics in pop compositions are usually simple and speak of universal experiences and feelings, shying away from obscure or controversial issues.
  18. I agree, Ljoekelsoey. I think 'pop' qualifies as music that (a) is mainly instrumented with synths/synth drums, and (b) has catchy, rhyming lyrics. Metal, generally, has neither. Same with classical.
  19. Beh, the mp3 link doesn't work!
  20. Yes, but we're among friends...or at least compatriots. And besides, you could always say you listen to said piece "to research for your next composition." Anything for the sake of art.:P
  21. Yay, this sounds fun. I guess I'll take part as well!
  22. What's a piece of music you like -- any genre -- but are embarrassed to admit to liking? I guess mine would have to be Gimme More.:O
×
×
  • Create New...