Hi, I would like to introduce you to an exciting experiment that I discovered. It's about the Dutch composer Alexander Comitas. He wanted to test whether the modern atonal art music, which is usually promoted nowadays, can be distinguished from hitting random keys on the piano. For this...

Back in 2016, we had a wonderful exchange of views on the nature of profundity in the arts. The whole objectivist/subjectivist thang was aired as part of the discussion, as was the linked Understanding versus Appreciating a work. These topics have a life of their own, but I enjoyed this thread...

While for most of Bartok works , there are similar pieces by other composers, I have struggled to find any pieces that are really similar to Music for String, Percussion and Celeste. Works I have considered (and enjoy) but rejected as really being that similar: Martinu Double Concerto for Two...

Post any music you happen to be listening to: classical, non-classical, unclassifiable; well-known, rare, or simply bizarre. Anything goes. I realize this thread is probably redundant given the other current listening threads out there, but this is just in case anyone's been holding back...

Current Listening Vol VIII A new thread for the same subject matter. The previous thread, Current Listening Vol VII, has become another huge file and slow to load. Since this particular thread is the most popular one on the site, we have created this new volume to continue posting. Links to...