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Title: This was considered music
Post by: DBag on January 13, 2014, 09:27:26 AM: So this song was apparently a big part of 20th century music that I had to learn about it in Music Appreciation. I do not understand why this would ever be considered music. There is no meter, no key if there is a key I can't find it. I have no idea what the motive is supposed to be, because there is no recurring melody I don't think there is one. This is just a trainwreck of sounds, enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7AIiTeKBUc
Title: Re: This was considered music
Post by: Leetgrain on January 13, 2014, 11:27:46 AM: You can find music in ambience, hence ambient music :P
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Post by: Christovski on January 13, 2014, 11:44:24 AM: If you think THAT's bad, try listening to free jazz ;D
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Post by: Soulfly on January 13, 2014, 03:18:51 PM: Feels like its something to show off stereo sound xD
Must be about at that time it was invented?
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Post by: Billy on January 13, 2014, 03:55:58 PM: Yo this is swag as fuck.

10/10 would post to facebook and laugh at the hipsters' inferior taste in music
Title: Re: This was considered music
Post by: Kwaurtz on January 13, 2014, 04:05:22 PM: PoÃ¨me Ã©lectronique (English Translation: "Electronic Poem") is an 8-minute piece of electronic music by composer Edgard VarÃ¨se, written for the Philips Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels Worldâ€™s Fair. The Philips corporation commissioned Le Corbusier to design the pavilion, which was intended as a showcase of their engineering progress. Le Corbusier came up with the title PoÃ¨me Ã©lectronique, saying he wanted to create a "poem in a bottle". VarÃ¨se composed the piece with the intention of creating a liberation between sounds and as a result uses noises not usually considered "musical" throughout the piece.

The pavilion was shaped like a stomach, with a narrow entrance and exit on either side of a large central space. As the audience entered and exited the pavilion, the electronic composition Concret PH by Iannis Xenakis (who also acted as Le Corbusier's architectural assistant for the pavilion's design) was heard. PoÃ¨me Ã©lectronique was synchronized to a film of black and white photographs selected by Le Corbusier which touched on vague themes of human existence. Le Corbusier's original concept called for a pause in the film while his voice was heard, speaking directly to the audience. However, VarÃ¨se objected to the idea that Le Corbusier's voice would be played over his composition, and the idea was abandoned.

The interior of the pavilion was also lit by a constantly changing pattern of colored lights, and in addition to the film, three separate projectors showed additional still photos on the walls.
Title: Re: This was considered music
Post by: Leetgrain on January 13, 2014, 04:45:34 PM: Dat wikipasting skillz
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Post by: Cortez (Mr. T. FOO!) on January 13, 2014, 08:04:54 PM: Now compare and contrast to the master of meaningful complexity himself...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV_OBk8B0kU
Title: Re: This was considered music
Post by: raddude-pancake ruler on January 16, 2014, 12:01:16 AM: When stupid stuff like "This Is Just To Say" is well known and famous I'm not surprised.