Klarinet Archive - Posting 000342.txt from 2005/07

From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] accounting for personal perference
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:11:20 -0400

I'm not sure, Vann Joe, why you want to formalize your preferences into
something systematic. It's one thing to try to decide why you *dislike*
something - if only to see if your reasons are musical or not and
whether or not you're missing something potentially meaningful for
meaningless reasons. What good do you think will come of deciding why
you *like* certain pieces? You surely wouldn't then decide in the future
whether or not to like a piece based on some formal structure you've
worked out? And why, further, would you want to consult a book to find
out why your preferences are what they are?

Karl Krelove

Vann Joe Turner wrote:

>Hi List,
>
>I've been puzzling for a couple weeks over what it is in various
>compositions that attracts me strongly to them, and not to others of equal
>quality.
>
>For example, one of my favorite compositions is the Mendelssohn Octet for
>Strings. One of my least favorite is Beethoven Symphony 9. Both are fine
>music, yet one appeals strongly and the other doesn't.
>
>Among Beethoven's symphonies I really like 3 and 7, and I'm trying to
>identify what common traits are shared among the works that strongly attract
>me. I'm not having much success in this endeavor--I can't land on any common
>factor.
>
>If anyone has any insight or can direct me to a book on music or aesthetics
>that addresses such personal attaction, I'd be appreciative.
>
>Best wishes,
>--Vann Joe
>
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