Also to toss into the mix, when you look for the definition, are you looking from the performers point of view of the listeners?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Goldberg Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:52 AM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] worst piece of music! On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Alan Cole wrote: > Leroy Anderson did with musical notes what Norman Rockwell did with > paints on canvas. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. > > -- Alan Cole, rank amateur I was tempted to mention artist Thomas Kinkade instead of Norman Rockwell, but I'm not sure; and to add the poetry of Edgar ("It takes a heap o' living to make a house a home.") Guest, to cement the analogy in a third genre. But is there a way to measure, to define what this worst-ness is? I think that we can find common elements in Sleigh Ride with other music that we wouldn't at all consider a candidate for this distinction. Is it the use of sleigh bells? The cild-like innocence? The embarrassingly inane melody? Well, what is 'inane'? Does Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite inspire similar description? If it involves the use of near-instruments, then how bad is the Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore? These are questions looking for analytical answers. Is it possible say, to compile a list of attributes to grade a musical piece to measure badness? I don't mean to make judgments, although I happen to not care for Anderson's Sleigh Ride - I much prefer his Typewriter song, but not enough to ever listen to it or learn to play the solo instrument. { David Goldberg: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Math Dept, Washtenaw Community College } { Ann Arbor Michigan } _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
