rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (06/25/84)
> Someone, a few responses back, said "Did music reach its apex > in the ninteenth century?" -- or something like that. > Close, but no cigar; it reached its apex in the *18th* century. > Aw, hell - don't you guys know polyphony is a popish plot? Western music > reached its peak in the 10th century. So there! do I really need a :-) ? Actually music hasn't reached its peak/apex/pinnacle quite yet. However, there are some listeners who have simply gotten tired of climbing... :-) -- It doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there. Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr
gtaylor@cornell.UUCP (Greg Taylor) (06/25/84)
THere's a nice little discussion on music in the late 20th moderated by John Rockwell in the Arts&Leisure of the NYTimes for last sunday that you should check out...not least to wonder how heavily the little article was edited. The people talking are Charles Wuorinen, James Newton, Morton Feldman, Morton Subotnick, and Laurie Anderson. It's at least good for a laugh. I enjoyed it immensely:great for your next role-playing session around the crampfire. gtaylor
rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (06/26/84)
The original article should have read: Actually music hasn't reached its peak/apex/pinnacle quite yet. However, there are some listeners who have simply given up climbing... :-) Subtle, but more accurate. -- This unit humbly and deeply apologizes for having and expressing opinions. This will not occur again. (BEEP) Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr
jlg@lanl-a.UUCP (06/30/84)
>Actually music hasn't reached its peak/apex/pinnacle quite yet. However, there >are some listeners who have simply given up climbing... :-) To keep the geographical metaphore, it's often necessary to do a lot of 'down-climbing' before ascending to a peak. This seems to be the state of much modern music. (As any climber knows - down-climbing is usually more dangerous and less elegant than climbing up.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't get no satisfaction from 'I Don't Get No Satisfaction'. J.L.Giles ...!inhp4!cmcl2!lanl-a!jlg