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That's jazz for you.
by Moshe_Silnorin 11y ago
That's jazz for you.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoNot really.
- dbcurtis 11y agoI think he is confusing jazz with Bartok.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoGod I love Bartok. When I played piano in high school I basically only played Bartok and Brubek. I think people find unfamiliar music difficult to listen to. I don't think it's really about genre or artist. I suppose some genres are trying to be difficult on some level (rock and roll, punk, metal, and rap each took up that mantle) but all of those were meant to be easy to listen to for a target audience. Bartok never struck me as super combative. Brainy, perhaps.
- dbcurtis 11y agoYes, I agree with you about people not liking the unfamiliar. My comment was tongue-in-cheek. Though, you must admit, badly played Bartok is gruesome. My daughter plays violin, and discovered his 44 violin duets and also the Hungarian Dances suite. Luckily she is good enough that it is fun to listen to. But my standard joke is: "All teenagers seek out music that will drive their parents crazy. Mine found Bartok."
- erikpukinskis 11y agoTruth. The combo of amateur violin and Bartok must be another level of torture.
- coldtea 11y agoThere's jazz which is more "non pleasant" than anything Bartok did.