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In Reply to: RE: At the symphony with video posted by madisonears on September 26, 2016 at 19:11:35
. . . in the case of Holst's Planets, the association with actual, physical planets (or pictures thereof) is, I think, wrong-headed. Holst's concept for the work was based on astrology, not astronomy - and that, according to Wikipedia, is one of the reasons that there's no depiction of Earth in the suite.
OTOH, I once attended a piano recital at UCLA, which was billed as "The Scriabin Experience" - the repertoire was all Scriabin - and it was accompanied (in every piece) by a laser light-show. I kind of liked it, and I have to think that Scriabin himself (billed on the posters as "the first flower child") would have approved it too! ;-)
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He was synaesthetic
He developed a "clavier à lumières" (keyboard with lights) for performing his music with accompanying light show. So I'd say it makes sense to include a light show with his music, especially if the light show is based on his system associating specific colors with key areas.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
The pre-concert lecture and program notes made a point of the fact that Holst's music was not meant to depict the planets astronomically, but rather astrologically, that they were more akin to character studies than scientific descriptions. After all, little was known about most of the planets at that time. There are some characteristics of the music that associate with what we now know about each planet's physical properties, but perhaps similar resemblances could be found in various earthly geography or even, for example, breeds of dogs.
Of course the association of Scriabin's music with color is perfectly appropriate. As for first flower child, well that's a bit of a stretch. First person to "experience" LSD might be more accurate.
Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9
I think the multimedia experience is potentially a great idea. Of course, The Planets was not written to accompany the video you were shown any more than The Sorcerer's Apprentice was written to accompany Mickey Mouse.
So I also think if video, or live theater or dance, or artwork, or anything else is added to some existing great piece of music, it must be done well enough to enhance rather than detract from the experience.
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