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Music: Theory and Practice

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This is a community to engage in musical theory and practice. What exactly does that mean?

To that end, this is simply a space for people of varying backgrounds and education to share music and their thoughts about music. Musical study via the history of music is also encouraged.

Rules:

  1. Standard GZD rules apply here

  2. No elitism tolerated. The value of music is ultimately determined by how socially necessary it is, i.e. how much people like it and interact with it.

  3. By the same token, no anti-intellectualism tolerated. Like anything in the world, music is something worthy of study that everyone can always learn more about.

  4. No Eurocentricism tolerated. Western (specifically German) music theory and practice being considered inherently superior to the music of other cultures is reactionary.

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Salesmen like Stockhausen... would have you believe that the world is an illusion. Then are the millions of oppressed and exploited people simply another aspect of that illusion? No they aren't. The world is real, and so are the people, and they are struggling toward a tremendous revolutionary change. Cage and Stockhausen say "everything that lives is holy," so don't walk on the grass, and above all don't harm a hair on the head of an imperialist.

-- Frederic Rzewski

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[–] chinawatcherwatcher@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

was browsing through this community that i'm ostensibly the mod of, despite my years-long absence, and stumbled upon this famous piece you posted here. and, i'd like to discuss it with you

what brought you to post it? the quote you posted alongside it seems to indicate rzewski was an anti-imperialist, do you think that's indicated by his set of variations here? what do you think about how the music you posted sounds?