[NewMusic] Skronkathon 07

[Cypod]

There is a tendency towards the ghettoisation of Avant-garde. A certain
safety in the attitude," I'm going to toot my horn, and don't care what
anyone thinks." It also relegates Avant-garde to the Ivory towers of
academia, and eventual funding issues.
In the spirit of "wow -  i wish they would have come up to me," I merely
suggested more macro-composition and less micro-composition. The listener
does not have to listen, and the performer does not have to follow the
suggestion. Lets put some cheese on the broccoli.





On 7/21/07, Damon Smith <Damon at balancepointacoustics.com> wrote:
>
> I am not preacher and I don't have choir. I am musician. I like to
> play for people who want to listen.
>
> On Jul 21, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Cypod wrote:
>
> > I suppose that is well and good if your happy preaching to the choir
> >
> > On 7/21/07, Damon Smith <Damon at balancepointacoustics.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 21, 2007, at 11:43 AM, Cypod wrote:
> >>
> >>> Audiences want to own the music that they hear, and perceive it
> >>> as an
> >>> extension of their personal style. One of the challenges of new
> >>> music, is
> >>> that listeners can not compare it to other music that they have
> >>> heard and
> >>> determine whether to accept or decline. if it does not fall into the
> >>> accepted category then most often it is dismissed. As creators of
> >>> new music
> >>> how are we to reach out to audiences without alienating them or
> >>> merely
> >>> rehashing the past.
> >>>
> >>> My advice is to mix it up. Play something that is more familiar and
> >>> combine
> >>> it with something unusual. Try adding register transfers to your
> >>> polyphonic
> >>> melody. By playing some notes in a familiar register juxtaposed
> >>> with those
> >>> of other octaves, you can connect with the new audience while still
> >>> introducing them to some stylistic innovation.
> >>
> >> - People should play what they want to play. If you don't like it
> >> don't listen to it. People who need "reaching out to" generally are
> >> not suited for music and art that requires being able to form your
> >> own opinions. Curious individuals will fid their way to things that
> >> interest them.
> >>
> >> It looks like you can download Radulesu's awesome piece for 8
> >> clarinets in high register here:
> >> http://classicalconnection.blogspot.com/2006/06/note_30.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Damon Smith
> >>
> >> http://www.balancepointacoustics.com
>
> >> http://myspace.com/smithdamon
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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