@RenewedWorld I've studied plenty, and the more I study (which I see as a lifelong endeavour, by the way), the less I like or even appreciate music like this. But thank you for once again trotting out the tired argument I've come to expect from "your side" that those who don't like or appreciate what I guess I'll call "newer music" (or avant garde, if you prefer) are simply uneducated. *yawn*
Really, you guys need to come up with something better.
@MaestroTJS I would agree with you for most music, but for this, I have to disagree. This etude is about Papua, New Guinea, and Messiaen was an Ornithologist. I'm assuming that the spontaneous sound of this piece is to replicate the sounds and atmosphere of the island made famous by the birds there. I couldn't find anything to officially tell me if I'm right or wrong, but it's my interpretation of it.
Knowing a bit about the story behind the piece sometimes helps.
@MaestroTJS Also, I shouldn't have said obviously, in my first comment. Typically, people (mostly western) that haven't studied music don't have an appreciation for anything that isn't western. This assumption is usually correct.
@RenewedWorld This music is as Western as the country Messiaen was from. He may have added some Eastern interpolations in his works here and there, but there's no mistaking any of it for anything from the Far East.
Yes, I can hear the birdsongs (or, rather, his evil-sounding artistic portrayal of them. Is the rumbling bass supposed to be a dinosaur? :P ). Still doesn't convince me of the general merit of his music or aesthetic. But it's better than some other composers who I'd swear are deaf.
Beautiful peice... That is all.
danhatechav 1 year ago
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Nonsense. Ear pain.
prlepage 2 years ago
@prlepage Have you considered killing yourself?
MusicaRicercata 1 year ago
@MusicaRicercata Have you, for loving something like this?
MaestroTJS 7 months ago
@MaestroTJS You obviously never studied music.
RenewedWorld 7 months ago
@RenewedWorld I've studied plenty, and the more I study (which I see as a lifelong endeavour, by the way), the less I like or even appreciate music like this. But thank you for once again trotting out the tired argument I've come to expect from "your side" that those who don't like or appreciate what I guess I'll call "newer music" (or avant garde, if you prefer) are simply uneducated. *yawn*
Really, you guys need to come up with something better.
MaestroTJS 7 months ago
@MaestroTJS I would agree with you for most music, but for this, I have to disagree. This etude is about Papua, New Guinea, and Messiaen was an Ornithologist. I'm assuming that the spontaneous sound of this piece is to replicate the sounds and atmosphere of the island made famous by the birds there. I couldn't find anything to officially tell me if I'm right or wrong, but it's my interpretation of it.
Knowing a bit about the story behind the piece sometimes helps.
RenewedWorld 7 months ago
@MaestroTJS Also, I shouldn't have said obviously, in my first comment. Typically, people (mostly western) that haven't studied music don't have an appreciation for anything that isn't western. This assumption is usually correct.
RenewedWorld 7 months ago
@RenewedWorld This music is as Western as the country Messiaen was from. He may have added some Eastern interpolations in his works here and there, but there's no mistaking any of it for anything from the Far East.
Yes, I can hear the birdsongs (or, rather, his evil-sounding artistic portrayal of them. Is the rumbling bass supposed to be a dinosaur? :P ). Still doesn't convince me of the general merit of his music or aesthetic. But it's better than some other composers who I'd swear are deaf.
MaestroTJS 7 months ago
@prlepage What are? Your comments? I agree.
danhatechav 1 year ago 4
I like this one the best of the four. Not an ugly moment in it...
kelleypb2008 3 years ago
schönes Stück! Thanks for posting!!
composer86 3 years ago