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In Reply to: Re: So, what, Masur wanted "Right of Refusal"... posted by D Harvey on May 23, 2002 at 10:57:51:
Hmmm...starting in 1902? Does Dvorak make the cut? DeBussy? Ravel, Prokofiev, Warlock, Bruch, Copland, Laurindsen, Saint Saens, Hovhaness (just a bit); I'm sure I'm leaving some out. Ask me about the last fifty years, though, and the list shrinks to a handful.I see from other posts that you're an accomplished musician. I never got much past the hack stage. I believe well skilled musicians percieve music much differently than we mere listeners, and seem far more receptive to contemporary compositions; probably because a musician can discern the structure, complexity and technique of the musical line more readily, and appreciates its intrinsic difficulty.
My wife weaves. When she sees the work of another weaver, she sees a textile. She inspects the yarn, the dye, the way its warped. The appearance of the pattern is secondary to its complexity and composition. She doesn't much care whether its a tapestry, or a shawl, or an abstract work with no function or whether the whole is appealing to a layman. I've seen some gawd-awful looking things win major weaving awards. I, however, do see a full tapestry or rug and I judge it on its appeal as a whole. Regardless of the weaver's skill, I'm never going to like a tapestry that looks like a shaggy tangle of cloth hung on a clothesline.
I believe contemporary composers are using their highly refined skills and talent to produce contrived entanglements; if you get the analogy.
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