[Fmpro] "Where are the Distinctive Voices In Scoring?"

[Fernando Rivas]

Ditto with Messiaen. Agree.


On 6/2/08 5:46 PM, "Robert Stanton" <zolessi at comcast.net> wrote:

> Define innovation.
> 
> Yes Fernando - how about Gyorgy Ligeti?  When I first his
> Work I thought it was quite innovative-  just a thought
> Cheers!
> Robert Scott Stanton
> San Francisco Bay Area, CA
> zolessi at comcast.net
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> Rivas
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> 
> Define innovation.
> 
> FR
> 
> 
> On 6/2/08 5:03 PM, "Ted Peterson" <ted.peterson at tcsn.net> wrote:
> 
>> You mistake my position on Williams and other film composers. I
>> simply stated that compared to composers working in the symphonic or
>> operatic realm, his music isn't innovative. I would  never classify
>> him as a major voice in 20th or 21st century music.  Is he a good
>> composer? You bet. He's terrific! Is he expanding musical vocabulary?
>> Not in the least and I don't think he cares about that. I have
>> watched several interviews and talked with some orchestrators who
>> have worked with him and his aesthetic is firmly rooted in supporting
>> the film with the type of music that will satisfy both the director
>> and the audience according to them.
>> 
>> I get riled when people take triteness and envision it as challenging
>> and new.
>> 
>> Ted Peterson
>> 
>> On Jun 2, 2008, at 11:52 AM, David Tkaczuk wrote:
>> 
>>> With tongue firmly in cheek Evan ?
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> D&D Music
>>> 
>>> Evan Evans wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Ted,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the skepticism on Williams, it does help keep debate
>>>> alive and
>>>> his music under much needed scrutiny. However, its important to
>>>> note that
>>>> it's apparent you know very little about John Williams and for
>>>> instance the
>>>> 
>> 
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