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>Some might not like sitting still, but that doesn't make sitting still incompatible or constraining the enjoyment of art in abstracto I read this claim as phy
by forgottenpass 8y ago
>Some might not like sitting still, but that doesn't make sitting still incompatible or constraining the enjoyment of art in abstracto
I read this claim as physical expression of emotion is entirely voluntary and consciously constraining physical response does not change the experience. And for the people who it does, it's a matter of socialization not human nature.
This type of perspective - even if true (I disagree but will not discuss here any further) - is why classical music is up-tight.
- coldtea 8y agoTons of non-classical folk musics, people have listened to for millennia in total observance (from ragas to folk chinese music, all the way to ancient greek lute and flute scores), are not tied to "physical expression of emotion", and plain folk people listened (and listen) to them just fine. The idea that one must jump, dance, and prance around as of paramount importance is more tied with teenagers setting the agenda of "popular music" since the 50s or so, than some inherent human need.