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Aren't those patterns and structures just there to avoid the cognitive overload, while we're entertained by lesser variations? (BTW, I believe we're overly sim
by tzmudzin 10y ago
Aren't those patterns and structures just there to avoid the cognitive overload, while we're entertained by lesser variations?
(BTW, I believe we're overly simplifying by speaking of music as a single entity. All of the elements you mentioned are a foundation in more popular music, but good luck finding them in more modern or experimental genres.)
The cognitive effort to digest Schoenberg is different from that for a pop song. Still, you can progressively familiarize yourself with a genre, and relax on pieces that seemed hard and inaccessible earlier.
- thirdsun 10y ago> Still, you can progressively familiarize yourself with a genre, and relax on pieces that seemed hard and inaccessible earlier. Yes, as a passionate music collector and someone that can get lost in weird, obscure and very leftfield music, this is something I notice all the time. You start with something accessible only to find yourself enjoying obscure 70s synth funk recorded on tape in someone's bedroom months/years later. Or similar. It's why we recommend "Kind of blue" whenever someone wants to get into Jazz, which is difficult if you just randomly start...anywhere.