on 3/4/03 4:15 PM, Andrew Stiller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For a little context, take a look at all the dismay expressed over > the technology of the 1920s (Ives's "phonographs and gasoline") by > lots of intellectuals back then who should have known better. Or all > the tooth-gnashing forty years ago about computers themselves. > Lejaren Hiller got put on Theodore Roszak's list of enemies of > humanity (in the back of _The Making of a Counterculture_) for his > computer-music work.
Or when the Musicians Union outlawed the Hammond organ when it was introduced. Still, I agree with Robert's sentiments. Our fascination with technology too often has a downgrading effect on art. Ever noticed how, the more technologically "up-to-date" we try to make a music production, the more dated it sounds in five years? Best, Doug _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
