Re: Nearfest Review: Day Two, Part 1

Date: 07 Jul 2003 17:28:14 GMT
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>I go to Wuorinen, Penderecki, Messiaen for Christian music..
I didn't realize that Wuorinen or Penderecki constituted "Christian music" (in
fact, I thought Penderecki was Jewish), but you do bring up a point that
crossed my mind when I first heard Messiaen, which was that he made was
undoubtedly the most atypical "Christian music" that I have ever heard in my
life. What I mean is, if I had heard the music without knowing the titles of
the pieces, I wouldn't have never thought to connect the dissonant musical
passages I was hearing with any kind of of liturgical thinking.
I wonder if his music has ever been played at any kind of church service, and
if so, what did the congregation think of it.
>and there are many
>who mistake that which is composed specifically to exalt God for "evil
>music".
These are probably people who still refer to the tritone, in all seriousness,
as the "Diabolus En Musica".
The Scuba DIVER Presently Known As Chris
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