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I have a massive prejudice against Saxophones when they're not playing freaky avant garde noise. And especially when they're crowbarred into rock songs. Ack!
This is understandable. I have no idea why I started playing classical saxaphone, as it is not at all equipped to do so. It's one of the few instruments that wasn't so much "developed" as "invented". As one of my friends put it, "Saxaphone? Bah. Apparently, long ago someone said 'You know, I really like the clarinet, but I also love the kazoo'. And thus was born the Sax."
...but I love it all the same. Probably because I've been playing it for an obscenely long time, and a saxaphone feels more natural in my hand than a pencil or spoon at this point.
I hate the way musical technique is the be [beat, I'm assuming] all and end all.
Can you please list a few examples of "musical techniques"?
Grant: While that's a good literal definition, what are we supposed to call the stuff called Classical that was written in the twentieth century? I mean, a lot of fine peices have been written in the last century, but you can't claim that the Classical period never ended, as much of the stuff doesn't really fit the Classical description. Some have very little similarity other than instrumentation. The genre as a whole needs a name, and since no one is going to go for "high music", and even though "Classical" doesn't really fit, it's what most people in and out of the music buisness call it. What else could we call it? Really though, I'd like to hear some suggestions. |
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