[lit-ideas] Re: Why are the greatest composers all German?
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:24:27 -0400
Donal: Plus, of course Bachers and Mozzie and Beethy were
popular in their time - even if not always as recognised as
hindsight might tell us.
Would debate that for kicks.
You don't have to read _Revolt of the Masses_ to see that
their audience and intentions were different. Sure Beethoven
used pop music--one of his piano trios uses a pop song
called "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu" as the basis for
variations--but Beethoven never left his finished work at
the level of a pop song. Pop music is content with leaving
its material at the musical level of ... pop music.
What makes people bristle at the claims of serious music to
superiority is emotional appeal. Even the most basic pop
music can be moving and speak to the heart. People then
mistake the emotional appeal of a piece with its musical
level and say, "See, Mr. Elitist? ABBA is as deeply felt as
Brahms."
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