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An Open Letter to Newsweek and TheDailyBeast.com
I really never thought that it would come to this. I have been a subscriber to your magazine for several years now. Each time that I was offered the opportunity to re-subscribe I did so. I’m currently paid up to … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, action, miscellaneous, personal, philosophy, politics, thoughts, writing
Tagged college, daily beast, dailybeast.com, degree, music, newsweek, school, university, useless
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The meaning of Quartertonality
I’ve had this blog for a few years now, but only really been seriously writing for it for just under a year. The real beginning was in July 2010 when I began writing for groovemine.com. Mark, the owner of that … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, action, miscellaneous, music, personal, philosophy, thoughts, writing
Tagged classical, concert music, ives, musicology, pop, quartertonality, reviewing, serious, thoughts
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Object Permanence Pt. 2: Crowd Control
How much control does an artist have then is another question. The painter can fill up the canvas and decide how the work is going to be framed. How much control does an artist have over how the work is … Continue reading
Object Permanence
This past week I was in Chicago, a giant cultural leap forward from the small town that I currently occupy. This trip not only afforded me the opportunity to spend time with my brother and sister in law, but also … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, miscellaneous, philosophy, thoughts, writing
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Inspiration v. Motivation
I don’t know if I believe in something called inspiration. It seems that creative people are thought of as being “inspired” at all times. Maybe it is just a matter of syntax, but I don’t think there is such a … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, miscellaneous, personal, philosophy, thoughts, writing
Tagged art, artists, creation, inspiration, motivation, personal beliefs, ramblings, role of art in society
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John Cage’s 4’33″
John Cage’s 4’33″ Is probably the single most talked about work of the 20th century. For those of you not “in the know” John Cage was a composer in the middle of the last century that was most interested in … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, music, philosophy, thoughts
Tagged 20th century, 433, aleatoric music, chance, contemporary music, david tudor, experimental, john cage, philosophy, silence, tacet, tao te ching, zen
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Taking action from far away
Facebook can be just about the most annoying website/application in existence, or so it seems. Every time I log in I am inundated with a myriad of stories of the time wasted by my friends and acquaintances, which magically turns … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, action, miscellaneous, music, personal, philosophy, politics, school, thoughts
Tagged bad idea, budge cuts, education, gates-chili, issues, music programs, NY, recession, rochester, save the music, school, upstate NY, western NY
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The Urge to Create
I feel like I have been studying music and living with music for so long that I can refer to myself as an actual “musician” now. It has certainly been a long time coming. I remember all throughout my undergraduate … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, miscellaneous, music, personal, philosophy, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged artist music art obsessions thoughts life
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Listening to Jandek
A few weeks ago a friend gave me a recording of various albums by reclusive, outsider musician superstar Jandek. If you don’t know anything about Jandek, and you are interested, there is quite a back story involved. A good place … Continue reading
Posted in Jandek, music, philosophy, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged Jandek, music, outsider, questions, thoughts
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