Re: Atonal - need help

Smack wrote:

> The Gunslinger wrote:
>
> > How do I start into that dreaded atonal world so offensive to my tonal 
> > ears?
>
>
> Ease into it. 

Either that, or go headlong into some of the most abrasive pieces of 
them all. I usually suggest Xenakis' orchestral pieces. They're loud, 
noisy, but also very clear.

The 'ease into' approach tends to stress ever-mounting subtlety in the 
develpment of style, which may lead you to think that atonal music is 
more difficult than modal or tonal or just plain consonant music. It 
isn't. You just appraoch the musical perception from a different point 
of view, just as you would never think of seeing sunsets or fruit still 
lifes in geometrically abstract painting.

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samuel
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