February 2011
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"The Composer as Specialist" ("Who Cares if You... →
blogthoven:
by Milton Babbitt, High Fidelity (Feb. 1958)
“The unprecedented divergence between contemporary serious music and its listeners, on the one hand, and traditional music and its following, on the other, is not accidental and- most probably- not transitory. Rather, it is a result of a half-century of revolution in musical thought, a revolution whose nature and consequences can be...
January 2011
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Today the individual has become the highest form and the greatest bane of...
– Ingmar Bergman (via abloodymess)
I can’t even fully comprehend how relevant this is to me right now.
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Reblog if you want messages (3)W
withmyfootonyourneck:
1. opinion about your blog
2. a question
3. and a have you ever
why do film composers think plagiarism is alright?
bethefoodoflove:
seriously. the main theme of the braveheart soundtrack is lifted directly out of Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
Einstein said something like “The key to creativity is to hide your sources well.”
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As for the future of electronic music, it seems quite obvious to me that its...
– Milton Babbitt (1916-2011)
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Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight...
– Plato (via fuckyeahflute)
The current popular unrest in the Arab world has a lot of lessons for...
– Michael Hirsh for the National Journal: The WikiLeaks Revolt (via kateoplis)
Keyboards for all situations
lumos-maxima:
Grandma
Masturbation
Paper due in the morning
best whatever in a supporting role
jackdawson-:
the chicken, the social network
ryan gosling’s bulge, blue valentine
james trollo’s prehensile toes, 127 hours
mark ruffalo’s ass, the kids are all right
the carpet saito has always hated, inception
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when you see a gif or picture but you don't know...
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