tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post6537662823474988452..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Reviewing New Music Is Hard, Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-46716183849524438852009-05-27T12:02:26.540-07:002009-05-27T12:02:26.540-07:00Hm, my other comment seems to have gotten lost. S...Hm, my other comment seems to have gotten lost. Something about the hyphens. And "newly-formed" was supposed to be sly and clever. Oh, well.<br /><br />About the Mozart example, Gustav, I guess what I mean is that even a well-known staple, say, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, could have the same form, syntax, and tune but without careful (I guess, well-crafted or clever) orchestration and registration that is part of the piece's charm. Something like that?<br /><br />As for Webern, for example, it seems that his music, despite being highly syntactical, can be (is?) often enjoyed/understood from a gestural, timbral, "pure sound" sort of listening.<br /><br />The Lachenmann is similar in this respect, so I agree with your assessment.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-42840590307277706772009-05-27T11:08:54.682-07:002009-05-27T11:08:54.682-07:00Lachenmann's music isn't always easy to approach, ...Lachenmann's music isn't always easy to approach, so I find Mr. Kozinn's review quite serviceable (as it seems you do as well, SA). But your point about underplaying the role of form and syntax (I'm note sure how you'd notate a piece like this without syntax) is right on. Clearly this piece is a carefully planned work in which each "melody" and "odd techniques and sound effects" serves a purpose of the work at large. That's form.<br /><br />However, I might quibble over the idea that Mozart's music is as much "pure sound and texture" as form and syntax. If he had broken away from traditional (and highly predictable) forms and syntax more often then I might consider it.Gustavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-5633662647899735792009-05-27T08:48:36.928-07:002009-05-27T08:48:36.928-07:00I have to disagree with you on the hyphen point. T...I have to disagree with you on the hyphen point. The general reader would read "new music ensemble" as being a group that had only recently been formed. "New-music ensemble" makes the meaning clear that this group plays music that is new. When you write "newly-formed," you're missing the rule that says that adverbs don't get hyphens, by the way. Adjectives yes, adverbs no.Marc Geelhoedhttp://www.deceptively-simple.comnoreply@blogger.com