I am curious about finding out more about the more modern classical music (the music that was in the 20th century and now)........for example, conlon nancarrow, Ernst krenek, Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, Cage......
What i was wondering about is if musical patterns play an fundamental role in much of modern music.......if that is what characterize modern music.....its form.......if the thing about modern music is to build patterns.......it's musical tapestries.....
So much of the modern music is like logical puzzles, and the main satisfaction of listening to modern music is finding these patterns..........Is this view correct? anybody know?
An example of a pattern (and a logical puzzle) is: 3 - 7 - 15 - 31 - 63 - 127
Do you find the pattern(s) in this row of numbers? I am wondering if the enjoyment of classical music is akin to such a logical puzzle..and solving such a puzzle, or perceiving the pattern musically......of course, in music you will use the musical characteristics to build patterns.......you know, rythm, harmony, contrapunct.......
I guess discovering musical form and patterns in Mozart/Bach/tchaikovsky (and the likes of these composers) also play a role.......but am i right in saying that the patterns has begotten an dominering role in modern music.......one has sacrified the more immediate listenability for patterns.........( i say immediate listenability, because i guess maybe that a modern composition becomes more listenable once you perceive its patterns.....) ????
Is this view of what modern classical is all about (much of modern classical, anyways) correct?
Thanks for any reply, i want to understand modern music!
What i was wondering about is if musical patterns play an fundamental role in much of modern music.......if that is what characterize modern music.....its form.......if the thing about modern music is to build patterns.......it's musical tapestries.....
So much of the modern music is like logical puzzles, and the main satisfaction of listening to modern music is finding these patterns..........Is this view correct? anybody know?
An example of a pattern (and a logical puzzle) is: 3 - 7 - 15 - 31 - 63 - 127
Do you find the pattern(s) in this row of numbers? I am wondering if the enjoyment of classical music is akin to such a logical puzzle..and solving such a puzzle, or perceiving the pattern musically......of course, in music you will use the musical characteristics to build patterns.......you know, rythm, harmony, contrapunct.......
I guess discovering musical form and patterns in Mozart/Bach/tchaikovsky (and the likes of these composers) also play a role.......but am i right in saying that the patterns has begotten an dominering role in modern music.......one has sacrified the more immediate listenability for patterns.........( i say immediate listenability, because i guess maybe that a modern composition becomes more listenable once you perceive its patterns.....) ????
Is this view of what modern classical is all about (much of modern classical, anyways) correct?
Thanks for any reply, i want to understand modern music!