> the economy between the continuous text of the signifier and the fragmented on of the signified [consisting of diverse linked texts] generates a tension which impels interpretation - but makes resolution (about-ness) elusive - this tends to be a good thing - in that those works that lack the tension produced by this economy often tend to be banal (Saul)
If 'banality' is the inverse of 'profundity' this looks like it might be an answer to the quest -- but if familiarity with "diverse, linked texts" is required to impel musical interpretation, I doubt that any of us, except perhaps Allan, would ever be so impelled (and Allan has specifically rejected this semiotic model) And yet -- many of us would still like to identify a Beethoven symphony as more profound and less banal than the work of Leroy Anderson. BTW -- isn't there plenty of modern classical music that could hardly be called a "continuous text"? (if music could even be called a 'text' at all) ____________________________________________________________ Weight Loss Program Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=BLn_5Iq8zGyuvtvv7GP1QgAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA=
