ahh, the beauty of minimalism...
i watched a documentary on philip glass' "einstein at the beach" today. what a magnificent work! 4 hours, no intermission. an opera to redefine opera! needless to say, i was quite impressed with the clips i saw. but what's entirely excellent is the idea of minimalism in itself. as a little side note, i love playing the piano and there is nothing more amazing then messing with a three or four note progression in repitition and changing the intervals. glass' minimalist works bring you to a trance. it is amazing to think that such a few notes can have much more power than a blizzard of bebop afficianado pianists running along the keys. getting hypnotized by glass' works is truly amazing and is a feeling i have not experienced with any other music. i am incredibly inspired today and i simply wish i had a piano in my house.
q: do you think it is possible for three notes, repeated and interchanged, to sound beautiful for 30 minutes?
a: yes oh yes.
i watched a documentary on philip glass' "einstein at the beach" today. what a magnificent work! 4 hours, no intermission. an opera to redefine opera! needless to say, i was quite impressed with the clips i saw. but what's entirely excellent is the idea of minimalism in itself. as a little side note, i love playing the piano and there is nothing more amazing then messing with a three or four note progression in repitition and changing the intervals. glass' minimalist works bring you to a trance. it is amazing to think that such a few notes can have much more power than a blizzard of bebop afficianado pianists running along the keys. getting hypnotized by glass' works is truly amazing and is a feeling i have not experienced with any other music. i am incredibly inspired today and i simply wish i had a piano in my house.
q: do you think it is possible for three notes, repeated and interchanged, to sound beautiful for 30 minutes?
a: yes oh yes.
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3 notes.. as long as its not a cell phone ring. yeah.
Listen to those same five pitches reharmonize forever! Please skip the second movement: it's a sad exploration of '80s synth crap.
I saw this piece performed by Kronos Quartet. It's dedicated to KQ violinist, David Harrington and his family at the loss of his 16 year old son, Adam.
It will make you cry.
Talk to blacklisted on here abotu Seattle. Tell 'im 607 sent ya!
Glad you *two* are doing well.
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