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"Meanwhile, the excellent cutting edge stuff being ignored today will become famous about 50-100 years from now. The composers will be famous, and the music historians will be chronicling them.
I'm of two minds about this. As somebody once said,…"
I'm of two minds about this. As somebody once said,…"
"Most people today still think they are going to get assaulted when they hear the words new music. Even though almost all new music is tonal today.
Yeah, this is really unfortunate. There are some atonal/serial music that's actually really well…"
Yeah, this is really unfortunate. There are some atonal/serial music that's actually really well…"
""While movement length is just one aspect of trying to make contemporary classical music more popular, it is perhaps the most important one."
I agree that short, self-contained pieces are more likely to find an audience today than long, sprawling…"
I agree that short, self-contained pieces are more likely to find an audience today than long, sprawling…"
"Yes, just ask Bach and Satie."
"Meanwhile, the excellent cutting edge stuff being ignored today will become famous about 50-100 years from now. The composers will be famous, and the music historians will be chronicling them.
"The modern day composer refuses to die"
---Edgar Varese…"
"The modern day composer refuses to die"
---Edgar Varese…"
"Meanwhile, the excellent cutting edge stuff being ignored today will become famous about 50-100 years from now. The composers will be famous, and the music historians will be chronicling them.
"The modern day composer refuses to die"
---Edgar Varese…"
"The modern day composer refuses to die"
---Edgar Varese…"
"Yes, Frank, making "serious" music marketable today is difficult on many levels. We have to contend with streaming service algorithms that favour popular music over other forms simply because they are popular, they push what is being listened to.…"
"BTW "short" does not mean "unserious.""
"This is insightful, as it pertains to a topic I had not thought of before; i.e., making "serious" music marketable in the modern era where most people don't have the personal context with traditional symphony-length, long form works. I'm not yet…"
"It's the same here in Australia, Dane. A few composers will get most of their music aired, but that's only becuse they are known, or know someone. Unknowns, are never given the chance because they are unknown, the old catch 22."
"People have not suddenly stopped listening to classical music, David, but its audience is getting smaller all the time. It's getting so small, that even BBC 3 is under threat, especially with the conservatives in power. We need to address the…"
"there's no doubt that to actually get a work performed, a role as a concert filler of around 5-10 minutes is certainly more palatable than something longer. The problem is that serious works tend to have a serious length so for many of us, even if…"
"I tend to agree somewhat with Owen above. The 'class' of people attracted to classical / art music aren't those who'd instincitvely tune in to fashion and rap; and will have more staying power. Some may be attracted to both (such as myself, an…"
"my main movements tend to be 10-15 minutes and a typical composition length is half an hour (the vast majority of my serious works are 20-45 minutes). This corresponds to most of the greatest instrumental works in musical history and I'm not aware…"
"Yes, Gav.
I know I can be just as inventive and create music just as complex or simple no matter what the form or length. Still, getting people to listen to it, and then like it and request it, that's equally as important."
I know I can be just as inventive and create music just as complex or simple no matter what the form or length. Still, getting people to listen to it, and then like it and request it, that's equally as important."
"Hi Rob,
This echoes my own approach. I am mostly writing in what I call a pop-classical style, limiting length of single pieces to 3-5 minutes, and keeping the format to ABA.
Gav"
This echoes my own approach. I am mostly writing in what I call a pop-classical style, limiting length of single pieces to 3-5 minutes, and keeping the format to ABA.
Gav"
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