Its minimalism is defined by the composition style but not the imagination of listeners.
In fact, juxtaposed with some music that utilizes a myriad of instruments for nothing but noise, isn't it amazing that such minimal melody is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
I'd love for anyone to type what this piece makes their mind imagine. For me at least, it's so ironic that this music is 'minimalist', because the images it conjures in my mind is anything but minimal. At the beginning I see an open windy field, then someone running through significant scenes in their life. In the middle they reach a beach, where it starts raining, then the protagonist grows like a flower toward the sky where it thunders and pours in an angry ballet...then they wake up.
It's minimalism is defined by the composition style but not the imagination of listeners.
In fact, juxtaposed with some music that utilizes a myriad of instruments for nothing but noise, isn't it amazing that such minimal melody is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
Its minimalism is defined by the composition style but not the imagination of listeners.
In fact, juxtaposed with some music that utilizes a myriad of instruments for nothing but noise, isn't it amazing that such minimal melody is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
It's not the feelings that define its minimalism, but the composition style. Juxtaposed with some music that utilizes an array of instruments only for 'noise', isn't it amazing that such a minimal melody line is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
@randomsoprano85 the power of minimalism is its ability to quiet the mind. And when the conscious mind is silenced, the subconcious comes through. I think your comments reflect that.
There are so many...Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Faure', Grieg, Glass, Beach, Ewazen, Schumann, and the list keeps going. Do you like beautiful like sad, or more on the love side?
For me, love cannot be expressed with music. Debussy is one of my very favorites, but I hate Philip Glass with a passion. What an imbecile! To think that Glass and Kako both studied with Nadia and Glass sounds like crap.
I like some of Glass's works. I think Adams is a better minimalist composer. Also, just because you study with someone who is brilliant at what he/she does doesn't mean you'll be brilliant too. Like Copland. He studied with Boulanger as well, but I'm not a huge fan of his music. I believe that you can express love in music, but that brings up the questions, what is expression? What is emotion? You know what I mean?
True, very good points. I do happen to like Copeland, he uses that pandiatonic harmony a lot that somehow made someone think of the old American west and it stuck. How weird eh?
yeah. Some of his pieces are really cool, and others to me just aren't. I can't stand Buckaroos Holiday because it's the same thing for 8 minutes. (With the exception of the middle). I like his piano blues, Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Salon de Mexico, and that's all I remember at the moment. I have yet to see a movie where he did the score. "Ching - A - Ring Chaw" is also annoying to me.
Who's the performer?
mnfchen 1 year ago
@mnfchen It wasn't stated in any of the the information the cd came with.
Lilymoon907 1 year ago
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Its minimalism is defined by the composition style but not the imagination of listeners.
In fact, juxtaposed with some music that utilizes a myriad of instruments for nothing but noise, isn't it amazing that such minimal melody is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
Truthfullyuntrue 1 year ago
I'd love for anyone to type what this piece makes their mind imagine. For me at least, it's so ironic that this music is 'minimalist', because the images it conjures in my mind is anything but minimal. At the beginning I see an open windy field, then someone running through significant scenes in their life. In the middle they reach a beach, where it starts raining, then the protagonist grows like a flower toward the sky where it thunders and pours in an angry ballet...then they wake up.
randomsoprano85 2 years ago
You should make a video like that for this song. Would be cool to watch.
Lilymoon907 2 years ago
p.s. I'm REALLY not on drugs, I promise, lol. I know my comment sounds like an LSD trip, but it's totally not ;P
randomsoprano85 2 years ago
It's minimalism is defined by the composition style but not the imagination of listeners.
In fact, juxtaposed with some music that utilizes a myriad of instruments for nothing but noise, isn't it amazing that such minimal melody is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
Truthfullyuntrue 1 year ago
Its minimalism is defined by the composition style but not the imagination of listeners.
In fact, juxtaposed with some music that utilizes a myriad of instruments for nothing but noise, isn't it amazing that such minimal melody is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
Truthfullyuntrue 1 year ago
@Truthfullyuntrue I disagree that the myriad of instruments is for nothing but noise. When I compose, each instrument is as important as the last.
Ilkeyrion 1 year ago
It's not the feelings that define its minimalism, but the composition style. Juxtaposed with some music that utilizes an array of instruments only for 'noise', isn't it amazing that such a minimal melody line is able to conjure a scenery of feelings?
ling88lemon 1 year ago
@randomsoprano85 the power of minimalism is its ability to quiet the mind. And when the conscious mind is silenced, the subconcious comes through. I think your comments reflect that.
TheJoyfulPianist 1 year ago
@randomsoprano85 It always make me think of standing on a dock on a lake in the middle of nowhere with snow falling around you.
scooterstarr 11 months ago
wow.
LuigiScattagomazza 2 years ago
Dear John-
Thank you.
lilclikkinbuttonz 2 years ago
This is minimalism at its best; take an idea or theme (in this case, a scale mode) and expand upon it to create a suite of sound.
Superb!
madpistol 2 years ago 4
Probably the most beautiful piece I have ever heard.
shiroikagayaki 2 years ago 3
At least one of the most for me! There are so many!
VladtheEmailer 2 years ago
There are so many...Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Faure', Grieg, Glass, Beach, Ewazen, Schumann, and the list keeps going. Do you like beautiful like sad, or more on the love side?
TheIzzoGuy 2 years ago
For me, love cannot be expressed with music. Debussy is one of my very favorites, but I hate Philip Glass with a passion. What an imbecile! To think that Glass and Kako both studied with Nadia and Glass sounds like crap.
VladtheEmailer 2 years ago
I like some of Glass's works. I think Adams is a better minimalist composer. Also, just because you study with someone who is brilliant at what he/she does doesn't mean you'll be brilliant too. Like Copland. He studied with Boulanger as well, but I'm not a huge fan of his music. I believe that you can express love in music, but that brings up the questions, what is expression? What is emotion? You know what I mean?
TheIzzoGuy 2 years ago
True, very good points. I do happen to like Copeland, he uses that pandiatonic harmony a lot that somehow made someone think of the old American west and it stuck. How weird eh?
VladtheEmailer 2 years ago
yeah. Some of his pieces are really cool, and others to me just aren't. I can't stand Buckaroos Holiday because it's the same thing for 8 minutes. (With the exception of the middle). I like his piano blues, Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Salon de Mexico, and that's all I remember at the moment. I have yet to see a movie where he did the score. "Ching - A - Ring Chaw" is also annoying to me.
TheIzzoGuy 2 years ago
Appalachian Spring is Copland, btw.
derbydog07 2 years ago