Saul's scale of "linked texts which tend to run from the conventional to the profound" -- got me to notice that Kivy paid no attention to it.
So presumably, the linked text that would make the Bach B-Minor Mass profound may also be quite conventional, as would be that "text" that Mando sees while listening to the Moldau - or the "all men are brothers" text that ends Beethoven's ninth symphony. Classical music seems to be full of conventional linked texts, so presumably most of it cannot be profound as far as Saul is concerned. But even if a non-conventional linked text can be found -- so that "we gain insight - think in a manner, or become conscious of relationships previously unconsidered" --- once that new insight has been gained, it will then become conventional, and the piece will no longer appear profound to us. Saul's kind of profundity is so fleeting! Unfortunately, Kivy never discussed the profundity of texted music or those who write about it. Perhaps he was thinking mostly about pre-modern, sacred music, so he thought that it was all too obvious: *sacred texts are obviously about profound issues *sacred music, when successful, really does feel that way. But what about all those Italian operas, for example --- where the music feels quite profound -- but the texts are so silly/melodramatic ? It seems that Kivy is not especially thinking about the arts in a modern way -- which is OK, now that we're in Post-Modern times, isn't it ? ____________________________________________________________ Handyman Services Get your fix. Click here for reliable handyman services! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=seldjBv_BtICRG8OjZ7wrQAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmRgAAAAA=
