Re: Beethoven's 5th Symphony

From: Uncle Al (UncleAl0_at_hate.spam.net)
Date: 02/05/05 

Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 09:12:52 -0800

"Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote:
>
> I'm working on a little personal project. I'd like to get a better
> understanding of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
[snip]

> This may seem a silly question, but I'll ask it anyway. What is the best
> way to come to a musical understanding of a work of this magnitude, both
> musically and historically - given that it is probably my favourite work
> of classical music already?
[snip]

Since your enquiry is not into objective reality, any answer is both
correct and incorrect. It is only a matter of how loud you shout, how
well you seduce, or who can hook on and gain advantage. Any system
that admits John Cage and Jackson "Jack the Dripper" Pollock is
corrupt and meaningless.
 
Cf: The Sistine Chapel ceiling. All the forests ground up to record
learned commentary before the clening - subtle interplay of sepia
light and shadow, meaning of the figures - was revealed to be purest
bullshit. The ceiling was painted in comic book colors. Many of the
sexes were revealed misassigned when added genital covering were
removed during the restoration. Thousands of books on the subject
were purest puerile bullshit.

The new ones still are. 

-- 
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
 (Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf

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