Daniel Waitzman

I believe that a re-evaluation of the utility of post-Wagnerian musical ideals is long overdue; and I espouse a return to the old affective, spiritual standards of musical intent. Music is for me deeply rooted in Platonic ideals of perfection, and in the immanent god-hood inherent in the human spirit at its best. These values guided Western music for centuries, they can continue to do so. I welcome stylistic innovation, but only insofar as it retains congruity with affective musical expression, as defined by the human psyche and the laws of acoustics. Triadic harmony continues to move us as listeners; it is folly to reject it for use in contemporary music.