Klarinet Archive - Posting 000795.txt from 2002/05

From: w7wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] A Colour Symphony op. 24
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 12:34:28 -0400

<><><> I wrote:
The question is: would I profit or lose if music didn't deliver these
feelings to me? @-----."
However I suspect that, deep down, many of us would like to reply:
"That's the courteous thing to say, but really and truly, you're missing
the whole point of music....."

<><> Tony Pay wrote:
A simple association of this type doesn't do any explanatory work. Two
unexplained things holding hands are no more explicable than one
unexplained thing standing by itself.

Tony, I'm glad that we've narrowed the topic to this central issue. My
lack of further comment is because I need a 'time out' to read and to
think (and to listen afresh and to think as I play).

However in order to avoid misunderstanding, I want to add one last
phrase in order to clarify the meaning that I intended in my earlier
post:

<<The question is: would I profit or lose if music didn't deliver these
feelings to me? @-----."
However I suspect that, deep down, many of us would like to reply:
"That's the courteous thing to say, but really and truly, you're missing
the whole point of music, ALBEIT WE MAY NOT AGREE WHAT THE POINT
ACTUALLY IS!">>

Another thought that has flashed through my mind is: Do (say) food
flavors summon as many 'extra-its-own-domain' images as music does? Or
is music special this regard?

...anyway, thanks to everyone who has spoken (or who will continue to
speak) on this topic. I need to do some thinking and reading before I
spout off any further.

Cheers,
Bill

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