tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post8452361460736113192..comments2024-03-04T09:44:11.172+01:00Comments on Renewable Music: Self-Criticism (1)Daniel Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-91030000844274431402009-02-20T19:41:00.000+01:002009-02-20T19:41:00.000+01:00You reminded me of a passage I read a few days ago...You reminded me of a passage I read a few days ago (see http://cshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-walked-out-one-midsummer-morning.html). Song should be artless and spontaneous.Charles Sherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-58914152613149062752009-02-20T17:00:00.000+01:002009-02-20T17:00:00.000+01:00Music for the church simplifies things for the co...Music for the church simplifies things for the composer. Music there serves the scriptural texts so it is a bit more straightforward to get a direction. The words come as a relief to the composer, who can at least try to infuse the right emotion to the text.<BR/><BR/>I have always been thankful that my understanding of the passion story of Christ has been informed by the music of Bach rather than the movie by Mel Gibson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com