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In
Medias Res I: Back to Bach's Example
(as
posted on the Sequenza21 blog)
"It seems to me that good
solid thought-out contrapuntal writing is taking a back seat to the practice
of the "prosodic line"; that is, a melodic line that flows more "naturally" or
imitates speech patterns. When you have a counterpoint of two or more of
these complex lines, they often seem to be thrown together with little
regard for the counterpoint between them."
(entire
essay here: in_medias_res.html)
Minimalism
and the Death of the Romantic Impulse in Music: An Essay
"Reich's
music was that "stripping tool", in a sense; crude, but highly necessary.
Art-pop, with its instinctive use of minimalist textures, was the other
key ingredient: it brought, however crudely, that instinctive need to
utilize minimalist textures in order to best express itself. Reich's
process showed the way technically; art-pop showed the way aesthetically
and instinctively..."
(entire
essay here: minimal.html)
Judd, Donald: Untitled 1984, Aluminium, 150 x 165 x 900 cm
Colophon
Photographs of Habitat
'67, Donald Judd's "Untitled," and Ravel's house by Gregory
Hall. Photograph of Charles Ives' gravesite by Karen Norteman.
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