agree or not

[Floating teetH]

the greatest of musical compositions have a way of seeming as if they were always there, waiting to be written.

there is a quote from michelangelo, in reference to 'David,' something like, "David was always there in the (medium of whatever sort) waiting to be freed."

I probably got the quote way wrong and should drink more.

[Mark Latimour]

not

[Floating teetH]

this idea may not appeal to the songwriter, as it implies that said individual should not take credit for his own work.

But writing a universally appreciatable piece of music could be an act of getting the self out of the way.

australians live in anusual hemisphere.

[Floating teetH]

and yet i live in the south


where is bear owsley?

[Marcus Willett]

Originally Posted by medic8ed

the greatest of musical compositions have a way of seeming as if they were always there, waiting to be written. there is a quote from michelangelo, in reference to 'David,' something like, "David was always there in the (medium of whatever sort) waiting to be freed."

I think the idea was more that David was already there inside the marble and Michelangleo merely had to chip away the pieces in the way. It's a very 'classic Greek' idea of ideals existing without (necessarily) physical form (like a lot of the Greek mathematical ideals), but yes, I believe the music exists already and we do not create it; we uncover it much like an archeologist might uncover a fossil already there to begin with.

This idea can get deeply philosophical, but to summarize and get to the original question: I agree. The music is already there, we just have to find it.

[ras1983]

Originally Posted by medic8ed

this idea may not appeal to the songwriter, as it implies that said individual should not take credit for his own work.

But writing a universally appreciatable piece of music could be an act of getting the self out of the way.

australians live in anusual hemisphere.

Actually there has been a cover-up of immense proportions since the dawn of the time. The southern hemisphere is infact 'the right way up' but the 'northerners ' could never admit that they were the ones that were upside down. o they painted all the maps accordingly and they changed the signs on a compass. just like they initially said that electrical current was the flow of positive particles.

True story...

[Vorago]

Originally Posted by medic8ed

the greatest of musical compositions have a way of seeming as if they were always there, waiting to be written.

there is a quote from michelangelo, in reference to 'David,' something like, "David was always there in the (medium of whatever sort) waiting to be freed."

I probably got the quote way wrong and should drink less.

Fixed it for you

[Floating teetH]

opinions may vary. (On the drinking)

some may even think i should sleep, it being 4:38 AM on a wednsday.........fools.....

[KeithBMI]

The greatest song has already been written. "Slow Ride" by Foghat.

[steveksux]

Originally Posted by medic8ed

there is a quote from michelangelo, in reference to 'David,' something like, "David was always there in the (medium of whatever sort) waiting to be freed

There's more than a little truth to that. Certainly applies to some of the more wankish, busy musicians out there. They are certainly not done chipping away at the excess notes that remain in their solos. They need to keep chipping off stuff until there's a bit of space available.

Randy

[SnoMan]

Originally Posted by medic8ed

opinions may vary. (On the drinking)

some may even think i should sleep, it being 4:38 AM on a wednsday.........fools.....

Man...that is too funny, you have to think about it being said in the manner of either peter of brian from family guy.

ah...good stuff