Yeah, quite right Rigsy; as with all art forms, it's what we make it. Funny image of Strauss there; i imagine him, head buried in his manuscripts, wife berating him for paying her as little attention as he possibly can, the poor chap thinking..."well, someone's gonna have to pay for this assault! Dont know why i pay the damn orchestra anything, they cant play 5 beats on a drum!" Lol.
I know, i feel the same as you on public funding for the musical arts; i think the liberating effects of (much) music on cognitive development is still too poorly understood and undervalued; i do know that i'm quite biased in that view though. On Aug 4, 1:25 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Music is also a political, military, cultural tool. Richard Strauss is > fantastic but associated with Nazis, henpecked by his wife and stingy > with his orchestra- even cheating them. The eye and ear directly > affect the brain in proportion to sensitivity or understanding so some > seem immune to the effects which are tuned out. It is a shame that > public education has cut music and art from the curriculum. > > On Jun 29, 11:32 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Today, i found myself completely lost in the magical wonderland of > > Patrick Doyle's "My Fathers Favourite"; it is a breathtakingly > > beautiful place indeed. Which got me thinking...what is it about > > certain pieces of music that invoke in us an overwhelming emotional > > landscape?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
