[rodgersorgan] Dominance of rhythm and percussion
- From: William E Ehrke <diapason@xxxxxxx>
- To: "rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 17:17:46 -0600
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Admittedly this is pretty far off the subject of organs -- a question
for the musical philosophers among us: How has music arrived at the
point where rhythm and percussion completely dominate? Melody, harmony
and overall texture have all but disappeared from much of what we hear.
Pop music, of course, is the prime example. But forgetting that for a
minute, think of the everyday music of your life:
Why on earth does so much radio and TV advertising feature nothing but
mindlessly repetitious boom-whack patterns behind the sales pitch? Does
this percussive assault increase people's tendency to buy?
High school bands (and my son plays in one) field such agressive
percussion sections that you can't hear enough melody or harmony to tell
the national anthem from the fight song. Directors love to showcase
their drum lines in half-time shows, but never a wind section.
And of course restaurants pipe in percussion-heavy arrangements that
have about as much charm as a throbbing migraine.
Maybe some sort of musical weariness has finally caught up with me.
Anybody else?
B.E.
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