tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post5497926985119622185..comments2024-03-27T23:45:06.093+01:00Comments on Renewable Music: B is for BoomletDaniel Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-17430841542309459422010-02-05T16:25:46.522+01:002010-02-05T16:25:46.522+01:00I feel like because Boulez has been a conductor hi...I feel like because Boulez has been a conductor his whole career has definitely played a role in more people knowing about his music and thus analyzing it. Also, for an introduction to serialism, don't you think it would make some sense to choose an example that is very straightforward and by someone everyone has already heard of?Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-59712762642815368372010-02-05T15:12:20.978+01:002010-02-05T15:12:20.978+01:00Not only Boulez suffers from this "non-exampl...Not only Boulez suffers from this "non-example as best example" syndrome. Having taught across several textbooks the examples they present are more or less the same with nearly the same "informative" content - Penderecki and Threnodi, Crumb and Black Angels, Ligeti and Artikulation ... YGTI.<br /><br />On the other hand there is a popular 20th century history book that claims Native AMERICAN Indians were the inspiration for Stravinsky's Sacre. And this from a composer who should know way better! That book got tossed (on our out - your choice).<br /><br />Where does that leave us - either laziness or too close to the recent past to have perspective.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310742759332058328noreply@blogger.com