malik@helos.DEC (Karl Malik ZK01-1/F22 1-1440) (01/21/85)
Subj; pattern to your taste? In the interest of drumming up some conversation in this newsgroup, I ask the following -- Have you noticed a pattern to which types of music you listen to? Or which PARTS of a piece of music interest you the most? Here's what I mean : Growing up, I found myself attracted more to the transition sections of pieces than to the thematic sections. The endless sequences of Baroque transitions, Beethoven's drawn-out development of fragments of themes, the lush wandering arpeggios of Impressionism. Now, I discover I like a lot of the 'minimal' music of Steve Reich et al. I didn't realize it at first, but in hindsight (that most elegant of all the senses) it makes perfect sense. Regardless of the period, or style, I've been listening for the same thing (without realizing it). Have you noticed (or now that I've brought it up) any pattern to the way you listen to music of different composers, styles, periods? - Karl