Re: conceptual art and improvisation

["David Beardsley" <db@biink.com>]

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From: David Beardsley <db@biink.com>


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Ritchford <tom@swirly.com>
>
>
> > luca writes:
> > > > surely played music by *definition* is abstract, unless you
> > > > are using samples or trying to imitate a real-world thing
> > > > with an instrument (which is less common than "just playing"...)
> > >so, would you consider the whole poetry not abstract because it is
> written ?
> > >I think there can be "abstract" music as well there is "figurative"
> music.
> > >certain art is not abstract because of the medium used to express it,
> there
> > >is a lot else more.
> >
> > when you talk about art, "abstract" is usually the opposite of
> > "representational" -- as in "what goes this represent?" "nothing,
> > it's abstract."
> >
> > Only music concrete and program music represent anything.
> > All other sorts of music are abstract by definition!
>
> So Highway Star by Deep Purple and War Pigs by Black Sabbath are
abastract?

So I read this now and realise these pieces fall under program music.

How about....can't think of anything. I typed too soon and hit that enter
key.

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