I don't think that AI will be the end of good music or good art in general. The world has been flooded with dross in all the fields of art throughout history. As a writer working on a book for many years, I have to confront this fear almost daily. But most people have read formulaic beach reads from the beginning of mass-market publishing. You don't need AI to produce soulless music. It has been produced all my life. Even people under the most severe totalitarian regimes (which I think is more dangerous to truthful art) have written truths that threaten the overwhelming power of the state. If you have read the book or seen the movie "Farenhite 451," that is a great analogy about how small pockets of people seeking truth can keep the flame alive. Dystopian despair crushes the soul worse than anything else.
Let's talk music, no genre boundaries
This is an offshoot of the jazz thread. I and others found that we could not talk about jazz without discussing other musical genres, as well as the philosophy of music. So, this is a thread in which people can suggest good music of all genres, and spout off your feelings about music itself.
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I don't know if you've ever read Oliver Sachs. He was a British neurologist and writer who wrote about synesthesia and music. His book Musicophelia was about how music affects the mind. There was also a documentary about the book. A fascinating study. I, too, was interested in music at a young age, but what I found interesting was more age appropriate. Elvis Presley in 5th grade. I also went to Pacoima Jr. High, the school Ritchie Valens went to. He came to our auditorium to give a free concert for the students. I was mesmerized that anybody could be so good. I had never heard a professional before. I liked the top ten when I was in elementary school and middle school. I went to my next door neighbor's to hear their new console (I don't know if it was stereo or not) and they played popular orchestral music. I said, "You listen to music without words!" At that age, I had no idea how people could enjoy music without somebody singing. Our musical enjoyment changes over our lifetime, as does what we listen to music on. When I only had $500 to spend on an entire stereo, I believed it was the best stereo in the world. Same when I upgraded it with $500 speakers. I always believe I am listening to music produced as well as it can be. And for my ears, at that time in my life, it is true. |
There is no age appropriate music... There is only exposure,education, ears training... When a child i was going to Catholic masses and Vespers and ceremonies, I even worked as a boy altar... My mother and father were singing "Ave Maria Stella" as i was a baby, and i remind it clearly and i was 2 years old or 3 max, then i listened to choral music at the Radio before noon( very old french and english folk song or popular chorus songs). Then when all my friend listened Cream and Beatles and Hendrix, i was listening ,Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Josquin Des Prez, Jakob Obrecht, Purcell Anthems, and Bach etc... Training ears biases when a baby will determine your music journey... It was so strong conditioning, i discovered Jazz only at 35 years old...I decided it was not an inferior music style no more because i discovered music is done by musicians not written for singing by great past Masters... Already in my twenties, i listen Indian sitar... It becomes after my 35 years a passion for Indian and Persian music especially .,.. Today i listen to many world musical cultures... But the Choral music stay my all time favorite... I like Armenian and Persian songs ... Popular music has no real appeal to me save few poets exceptions (Dylan Cohen Baez, Ferré, partly because i was a "hippie" against war in the 70 etc )
Alas! if i can wrote a book about Bruckner symphonies describing them in metaphors i had no talent for music at all ...I was discarded from the Choral of boys because of my unability to sing correctly... I "see" music with my eyes and do not hear it a way a musician hear it... In my next life i want to play piano as Ervin Nyiregyházi playing Liszt... Or as Sofronitsky playing my god Scriabin... if not i did not come back here ...
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@desktopguy + 1 - I'll go with the whole package - I'm a mindless, technicolor drone rat! You're probably right about the gray, though.... |
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