[Mind's Eye] Re: Music & Emotion

I love the Russians and some of the other passionate composers. I am
after tempo but also the "reach" of melody as a longing. As for pop- I
like Gershwin and witty lyrics- Porter, Rodgers and Hart. Dislike
dissonance and wimpy love songs- often country western. Like soft rock
prior to heavy metal and present noise. Like being seized and carried
by music till my body is ready to dance away.

On Jun 30, 7:42 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com" <l...@rdfmedia.com>
wrote:
> Umm I think that emotional context must be subjective.  Do we all feel
> the same emotions when listening to the same piece of music?
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> So I must ask does the composer have this emotional frame you speak
> of, or does he compose with his own emotions in mind?
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> On the other hand I think we can agree that certian patterns of sound
> are well known for invokeing certian moods, so perhaps a little from
> coloumn A and a little from coloumn B?
>
> On Jun 30, 8:21 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Good questions; the author or composer must have a qualitative sense
> > of the emotional "frame" of the piece as he/she writes, presumably;
> > but its a marvel how they manage to reconstruct that qualia through
> > sound.
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> > On Jun 29, 6:24 pm, "pol.science kid" <r.freeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I know right.... music.... rhythm.... an immediate effect.... is it merely
> > > the systematic striking of chords... i am in awe.. of those who create
> > > music.... is music created... or is it there before the keys are struck ...
> > > the chords pulled... do we make music or do we simlply tune in.... i dont
> > > mean writing a song.... but a sonata perhaps.... where does it come from....
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> > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:02 PM, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Today, i found myself completely lost in the magical wonderland of
> > > > Patrick Doyle's "My Fathers Favourite"; it is a breathtakingly
> > > > beautiful place indeed. Which got me thinking...what is it about
> > > > certain pieces of music that invoke in us an overwhelming emotional
> > > > landscape?
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