Re: out

[lance glover <baumhaus@earthlink.net>]

"Liebig, Steuart A." wrote:

>
>
>      I'd say the term 'out' probably comes from
>      'outsider'...music created by people outside mainstream &
>      academic schools...like "outsider art". So it seems like a
>      term that may be as misleading today as "New Music"... I
>      prefer the blanket (vague) term 'creative music' because it
>      refers to the full spectrum of the music and reflects the
>      efforts of composers and musicians constantly trying new
>      things, ** while i tend to agree with you, the usage of the
>      term "creative music" does imply that people cannot be
>      creative in other musical endeavors and often makes me feel
>      that i am being elitist ifi use it. when people ask me what
>      i do i am often at a loss for words. stig
>
"once upon a time
there was a little boy
and he went outside."


-harry partch ca.1969, preface to the 2nd edition of genesis of a music


lance g.