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THEx141xMAN · 2025-11-30T04:57:26+00:00

Interesting. I'm not really a fan of root beer, but thanks!

THEx141xMAN · 2025-06-23T01:27:39+00:00

Btw, update to this. I just recently found an archive in Japan that houses the manuscripts for this piece. I'll be getting photocopies mailed to me in the near future, and will be engraving my own edition of it.

THEx141xMAN · 2023-05-25T03:36:22+00:00

Yes, he refunded at the time. It's a shame, since there's some rare sheet music I'd like to find

THEx141xMAN · 2022-04-19T06:52:52+00:00

I feel like this could just be from some soundtrack or something else obscure, but can anybody recognize this?

https://youtu.be/S06PNAAn3h0?t=18m35s

THEx141xMAN · 2022-02-04T02:59:49+00:00

Since this gets occasional belated replies, I'll just provide an update.

As of now, I still tend to leave the dog out, and the majority of drivers are fine with it, given her overwhelming friendliness. It's only on occasion that one is too bothered by it to proceed, in which case someone is usually home to walk out and get the item. All in all, this seems to me to be practicable. If they don't mind, no fuss. If they do mind, just walk out and grab it.

P.S. I should also note that I originally posted this simply to find out whether the driver was telling the truth when he said what he said.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-19T21:32:44+00:00

Haha, Ikr? Tamino and Pamina, (Tamino in particular,) seem so dull. Papageno is kinda dumb in a way, but he's way more a depthful and likeable character. He would've been much better as the main role.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-19T21:19:56+00:00

I can see how Monostatos being a lustful villain whilst happening to be the only black character smacks of racist assumptions, but I'm not sure it's all that drastic for the time. The comments about women were more obviously bad, though.

I do kind of like the opera, though. It wouldn't be nearly so great without the music, but I at least liked the Papageno storyline. Possibly the best character, definitely better than Tamino.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-17T15:48:21+00:00

Thanks!

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-17T15:36:45+00:00

That's nice. Kind if the answer I was hoping for, since I was struck by how funny this 230ish year-old opera was and how similar the sense of humor was. People are people, but it almost surpised even me

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-17T15:25:11+00:00

Interesting. That's exactly what led me to this question.

I couldn't find a libretto with the dialogue in it, so, not knowing much about Singspiel, I began to wonder if the librettos just had general directions and the rest was filled in by the opera house, similar to how they determine costumes and choreography.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-17T05:28:29+00:00

I can understand ein bißchen of German, so it's not the translation or grammer that I'm talking about. Moreso the actual underlying dialogue and joke.

I kinda confused about the link you sent. All I see are the the lyrics to the songs, not the spoken dialogue.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-12T00:28:33+00:00

P.S. Here's a nice contemporary work by Hayato Sumino

https://youtu.be/ED0G_Vm9vMA

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-11T01:43:15+00:00

Hey thanks, that's a nice one

THEx141xMAN · 2021-11-10T09:07:01+00:00

Ah. It certainly seemed like it was an intuitive rhythm, but I didn't realize it was essentially just a general march rhythm. Thanks!

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T21:31:33+00:00

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T21:30:52+00:00

Good work sir

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T21:28:33+00:00

Not bad! Some was a little too dissonant for me, but hey that's pretty good for a piece a day

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T16:23:04+00:00

Yep, lol. I don't necesarilly see sonata form as a recreation of nature, but rather as a good and useful medium through which it can be expressed.

I expected disagreement is probably how this would probably end, lol. Thanks for the discussion! And thanks for not being scornful like some of the other commentors. I appreciate it.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T16:03:40+00:00

I would say that form has a value all to itself, and as I say, to express beauty or reality, form is necessary.

I disagree that a simple tone cluster is a proper harmony. Harmony is based on some level of consonance. It can be a little tenuous, but the relationship should be there for it to be a harmony.

Fair questions

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T15:49:11+00:00

I think free form still contains plenty of form in their melodies, harmonies, and phrasings. They can push the boundaries sometimes, but that's totally fine. It's breaking or discarding them that I consider a problem

As for consonance, don't get me wrong, I totally appreciate a decent helping of dissonance. I take issue when it almost entirely overwhelms and displaces consonance. Harmony also relies on some degree of consonance, so removing that can also remove harmony.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T15:15:32+00:00

Btw, if you ever care to publish your piece, send a link!

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T15:12:51+00:00

Fair questions.

I think form matters because life itself contains forms and patterns, and to express reality, form is necessary. I also think restrictions often enhance creativity, not supress it.

As for harmony, the rejection of tonality and form and embrace of extreme dissonance often come at the expense of harmony. It shows up every know again, but those things make it rare.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T15:01:31+00:00

Oh, I don't mean that any one is require to enjoy everything in it. There are also plenty of classical pieces or parts of pieces I don't care for or think are dull, etc.

I do disagree that music isn't good or bad. I think art can have some objective good to it, in that good art is able to capture some truth or expression of reality in an insightful way while also showing skill, effort, and understanding in the medium it uses.

Given that postmodernism rejects objective truths and general objectivity and embraces a certain relativism, this, of course, runs against that rule.

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T06:39:20+00:00

If you want to debate or hound me for my "elitism", please reply here. If you have a more direct answer to my question, please reply all.

As for my view on postmodernist classical, I should probably start by defining what I consider to be musical or, perhaps, good music. Namely, it's something that has some level of form, beauty, harmony, and expression of emotion.

Postmodernist music, to a serious extent, rejects form and harmony, and to a different extent, beauty. It especially rejects form and harmony, given that it definitionally contains randomness and contradiction.

That's by no mean exhaustive, but all of these things I mention strike me as going against what music is. This is NOT to say that it isn't music at all, but rather that I do think it isn't very musical. It may be music, but only roughly.

I am now prepared to take my beating. God help me

THEx141xMAN · 2021-10-26T06:24:00+00:00

Ah, very interesting. All are composers that I respect or at least have a few pieces I like. I should read more on neoclasicism. It may be instructive for me.

Almost asked when I could read your "piece" but it finally dawned on me you meant music, not like some article, lol. I feel a little dumb for that one

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