Saturday, September 10, 2005
Pop vs Classic
In the world of the arts, there seems to be a perpetual battle between pop or popular culture and classical culture. Many practioners of more classical arts forms, such as Chinese opera, Shakespearean Theatre, etc, tend to snub pop culture, and feel confident that their art form is "better" whereas pop culture is only transient, and not likely to stand the tests of time. Can art works be judged as simply? Surely, within the confines of Jazz, Hip Hop, Heavy Metal, New Media art, etc, there will be some who will stand the test of time and remain enjoyable for all time?
Evolution processes
Another way of looking at this battle is to consider the tension between the incumbent and the emerging. The incumbent - when it that it is losing popularity against the emergent - would snap back usually. Snide remarks will be made.
This process has repeated itself quite a few times in history, for example, in classical music, Bach's composition was too "out of this world" by the classics of that era. But nevertheless, a century or two later, his music was re-discovered, and it took up its position in western artistic history.
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chase, at
8:57 am
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Hi,
Well its always like tat. The "purists" and I dunno, more edgy, or untraditionalists. In jazz, the purists snubbed at the fusion 70s and Miles' stuff.
If you think about it, sometimes the edgy stuff does not make sense or stand the test of time. But at least someone is trying to change and make a difference.
Even the purists' style has evolved from other earlier forms.
As Miles would say when his 2nd quintet to play acoustic jazz in the late 70s as VSOP, "We did it better the first time." No point doing again.
KT
Evolution processes
Another way of looking at this battle is to consider the tension between the incumbent and the emerging. The incumbent - when it that it is losing popularity against the emergent - would snap back usually. Snide remarks will be made.
This process has repeated itself quite a few times in history, for example, in classical music, Bach's composition was too "out of this world" by the classics of that era. But nevertheless, a century or two later, his music was re-discovered, and it took up its position in western artistic history.
1 Comments:
by
chase, at
8:57 am
|
Hi,Well its always like tat. The "purists" and I dunno, more edgy, or untraditionalists. In jazz, the purists snubbed at the fusion 70s and Miles' stuff.
If you think about it, sometimes the edgy stuff does not make sense or stand the test of time. But at least someone is trying to change and make a difference.
Even the purists' style has evolved from other earlier forms.
As Miles would say when his 2nd quintet to play acoustic jazz in the late 70s as VSOP, "We did it better the first time." No point doing again.
KT
