Re: Why it has to be played loud ("reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx" )


Subject: Re: Why it has to be played loud
From:    "reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx"  <reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:38:35 +0000
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------=_Part_1244_24760417.1285418315477 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Matthew, I agree. I did not write that so-called classical music is "nothing more th= an resolutions of dissonances" -- but that feature is an important componen= t. It explains "IMHO" why most listeners prefer pre-1900 (or so) concert-ha= ll music to post-1900 one.=20 Reinhart. ----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht---- Von: mccabem@xxxxxxxx Datum: 24.09.2010 23:45 An: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx> Betreff: Re: Why it has to be played loud hi all,=20 [...] also, i think if we reduce so-called "classical music" to being nothing=20 more than resolutions of dissonances, we are missing the large-scale=20 formal structures that makes music from 1600-1900 beautiful. the true art= =20 in traditional western art music is in the key relationships and form, not= =20 localized resolutions of dissonances. -m [...] > On Thu, 23 Sep 2010, reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx wrote:> Old guys with undamag= ed=20 > hair cells have the advantage that they can fully> enjoy classical tonal= =20 > music with its change from dissonant to consonant> chords and back. Accor= ding=20 > to the Helmholtz consonance theory that> change is due to the presence or= =20 > absence of beats generated by pairs of> partial tones of almost equal=20 > frequencies. These partials tend to be> soft, and their frequencies tend = to=20 > be high. [...] ------- dr. matthew mccabe <mccabe_matthew@xxxxxxxx> visiting assistant professor :: music technology :: columbus state univ= ersity office: schwob school of music 2706 :: phone: 706-452-1337 :: fax 706-2= 56-9555 ------- Reinhart Frosch, CH-5200 Brugg. reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx . ------=_Part_1244_24760417.1285418315477 Content-Type: text/html;charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style type=3D'text/css'> <!-- div.bwmail { background-color:#ffffff; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helv= etica; font-size: 12px; margin:0; padding:0;} div.bwmail p { margin:0; padding:0; } div.bwmail table { font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12= px; } div.bwmail li { margin:0; padding:0; } --> </style> </head><body><div class=3D'bwmail'><P>Matthew,</P> <P>I agree. I did not write that so-called classical music is&nbsp;"nothing= more than resolutions of dissonances" -- but that feature is an important = component. It explains "IMHO" why most listeners prefer pre-1900 (or so) co= ncert-hall music to post-1900 one. <BR>Reinhart.</P> <P><BR>----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht----<BR>Von: mccabem@xxxxxxxx<BR>Datu= m: 24.09.2010 23:45<BR>An: &lt;AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx&gt;<BR>Betreff: Re:= Why it has to be played loud<BR><BR>hi all, </P> <P>[...]<BR>also, i think if we reduce so-called "classical music" to being= nothing <BR>more than resolutions of dissonances, we are missing the large= -scale <BR>formal structures that makes music from 1600-1900 beautiful.&nbs= p; the true art <BR>in traditional western art music is in the key relation= ships and form, not <BR>localized resolutions of dissonances.<BR>-m<BR>[...= ]<BR>&gt; On Thu, 23 Sep 2010, reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx wrote:&gt; Old guys w= ith undamaged <BR>&gt; hair cells have the advantage that they can fully&gt= ; enjoy classical tonal <BR>&gt; music with its change from dissonant to co= nsonant&gt; chords and back. According <BR>&gt; to the Helmholtz consonance= theory that&gt; change is due to the presence or <BR>&gt; absence of beats= generated by pairs of&gt; partial tones of almost equal <BR>&gt; frequenci= es. These partials tend to be&gt; soft, and their frequencies tend to <BR>&= gt; be high. [...]</P> <P>-------<BR>dr. matthew mccabe&nbsp; &lt;mccabe_matthew@xxxxxxxx&gt;<= BR>visiting assistant professor&nbsp; ::&nbsp; music technology&nbsp; ::&nb= sp; columbus state university<BR>office:&nbsp; schwob school of music 2706&= nbsp; ::&nbsp; phone:&nbsp; 706-452-1337 :: fax 706-256-9555<BR>-------</P> <P>Reinhart Frosch,<BR>CH-5200 Brugg.<BR><A href=3D"mailto:reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx= win.ch">reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx</A> .<BR><BR></P></div></body></html> ------=_Part_1244_24760417.1285418315477--


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