Comments for Craig Addy’s In Tune http://craigaddy.com Musical News from Craig Addy, Under the Piano, & Amicus Music Duo Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Why am I passionate about Music? by Craig http://craigaddy.com/?p=443&cpage=1#comment-434 Craig Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:49:51 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=443#comment-434 Thank you Catherine. Appreciating the beauty in September is inspiring. I also will play that game. Craig Thank you Catherine. Appreciating the beauty in September is inspiring. I also will play that game.

Craig

]]> Comment on Why am I passionate about Music? by Catherine http://craigaddy.com/?p=443&cpage=1#comment-428 Catherine Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:23:19 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=443#comment-428 Hello Craig; Beautiful post! Reading it allowed me a deeper appreciation for who you are, and why I so love your music. YOU are beautiful. I accept your invitation - I will enliven my search for beauty, and invigorate all acknowledgment and honouring of beauty in my life. I love September: the sheer beauty of the "new" colour palate that transforms the ocean, trees, skies, light, flora and fauna is breathtaking! I commit to writing down at least one thing each day that took my breath away simply by virtue of its succulent beauty. I expect this will be an amazing daily adventure into BEAUTY. In adventure, Catherine Hello Craig;

Beautiful post! Reading it allowed me a deeper appreciation for who you are, and why I so love your music. YOU are beautiful.

I accept your invitation – I will enliven my search for beauty, and invigorate all acknowledgment and honouring of beauty in my life.

I love September: the sheer beauty of the “new” colour palate that transforms the ocean, trees, skies, light, flora and fauna is breathtaking! I commit to writing down at least one thing each day that took my breath away simply by virtue of its succulent beauty. I expect this will be an amazing daily adventure into BEAUTY.

In adventure,
Catherine

]]> Comment on Beauty In the Beast: What is Beauty? by Jason Hall http://craigaddy.com/?p=422&cpage=1#comment-318 Jason Hall Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:45:40 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=422#comment-318 Craig, This is a very interesting post and one that I've turned over in my head in the past with different levels of success. Generally, I've found that "beauty" in music tends to be equated with consonance or, even worse, with harmony. As if dissonance is less beautiful. As you've related, we all make early associations with music that causes them to be "beautiful" for us. For me, the opening chord in the final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is one of those most beautiful and compelling things ever written (although there are some who would argue that this ripping dissonance is more a result of his deafness than his refined esthetic sense). I sense in your article that you might be talking around a negative bias against 20th century music. Certainly, you're not alone in that as one thing that could be uniformly said about contemporary concert music is its ability to produce a negative impact on ticket sales. As a concert goer (or gallery attendee), I am sometimes confronted with art that I, quite frankly, hate. I don't get it. It may be because I don't understand it, or I find it ugly, or pretentious or whatever. But, rather than have a frustrating experience, I try stepping away from my opinions about the art and try to hear (or see) what its creator is trying to communicate. It's at that point that the communication begins and that is where the real beauty is found. It's literally in the eyes of the beholder. Cheers, Jason Craig,
This is a very interesting post and one that I’ve turned over in my head in the past with different levels of success.

Generally, I’ve found that “beauty” in music tends to be equated with consonance or, even worse, with harmony. As if dissonance is less beautiful.

As you’ve related, we all make early associations with music that causes them to be “beautiful” for us. For me, the opening chord in the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is one of those most beautiful and compelling things ever written (although there are some who would argue that this ripping dissonance is more a result of his deafness than his refined esthetic sense).

I sense in your article that you might be talking around a negative bias against 20th century music. Certainly, you’re not alone in that as one thing that could be uniformly said about contemporary concert music is its ability to produce a negative impact on ticket sales.

As a concert goer (or gallery attendee), I am sometimes confronted with art that I, quite frankly, hate. I don’t get it. It may be because I don’t understand it, or I find it ugly, or pretentious or whatever. But, rather than have a frustrating experience, I try stepping away from my opinions about the art and try to hear (or see) what its creator is trying to communicate. It’s at that point that the communication begins and that is where the real beauty is found. It’s literally in the eyes of the beholder.
Cheers,

Jason

]]> Comment on Some Musical Moments from Crossing Over by Afterthoughts on Crossing Over http://craigaddy.com/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-315 Afterthoughts on Crossing Over Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:06:57 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=378#comment-315 [...] To listen to some actual recordings of music from the Crossing Over concert visit my blog post Some Musical Moments from Crossing Over [...] [...] To listen to some actual recordings of music from the Crossing Over concert visit my blog post Some Musical Moments from Crossing Over [...]

]]> Comment on Afterthoughts on Crossing Over by Some Musical Moments from Crossing Over http://craigaddy.com/?p=407&cpage=1#comment-314 Some Musical Moments from Crossing Over Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:05:35 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=407#comment-314 [...] For additional information about the Crossing Over concert see my blog post  Afterthoughts on Crossing Over [...] [...] For additional information about the Crossing Over concert see my blog post  Afterthoughts on Crossing Over [...]

]]> Comment on Pick of the Month by Eleanor http://craigaddy.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-78 Eleanor Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:50:58 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=69#comment-78 Love this aria, love Ms Fleming singing this aria! just thought I would mention there is a much better recording here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y_OihAJSyA Audio only - but superior sound.....enjoy! Love this aria, love Ms Fleming singing this aria! just thought I would mention there is a much better recording here –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y_OihAJSyA
Audio only – but superior sound…..enjoy!

]]> Comment on Christmas Improvisations by Craig http://craigaddy.com/?p=333&cpage=1#comment-56 Craig Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:41:32 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=333#comment-56 Hi Wendy. Sorry about the trouble listening to Silent Night. I just tried it on another computer and there was no problem. So I am am not sure how to resolve the issue. However, there are other places online to listen. I've uploaded a lot of music to my icompositions page. Here is the address for Silent Night over there: http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=128996 Craig Hi Wendy. Sorry about the trouble listening to Silent Night. I just tried it on another computer and there was no problem. So I am am not sure how to resolve the issue. However, there are other places online to listen. I’ve uploaded a lot of music to my icompositions page. Here is the address for Silent Night over there:
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=128996

Craig

]]> Comment on Christmas Improvisations by Wendy Morris http://craigaddy.com/?p=333&cpage=1#comment-41 Wendy Morris Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:31:58 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=333#comment-41 Hi Craig, The CD sounds wonderful but I can't seem to listen to it. When I click the link above I get (untitled) in my reference and about: blank in my internet address. ? Let me know what to do! Wendy Hi Craig,

The CD sounds wonderful but I can’t seem to listen to it. When I click the link above I get (untitled) in my reference and about: blank in my internet address. ? Let me know what to do!

Wendy

]]> Comment on Baby Nate Loved Being Under the Piano too by Vicki http://craigaddy.com/?p=242&cpage=1#comment-18 Vicki Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:20:58 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=242#comment-18 Craig this was delightful in every way :) Craig this was delightful in every way :)

]]> Comment on Under the Piano featured in The Vancouver Observer by Featured Client: Alfred DePew http://craigaddy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-17 Featured Client: Alfred DePew Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:38:39 +0000 http://craigaddy.com/?p=179#comment-17 [...] Piano. He was inspired to write about Under the Piano in his weekly Vancouver Observer column (See Under the Piano Featured in the Vancouver Observer). Since then, when I have done follow-up calls with clients who came with partners, some of them [...] [...] Piano. He was inspired to write about Under the Piano in his weekly Vancouver Observer column (See Under the Piano Featured in the Vancouver Observer). Since then, when I have done follow-up calls with clients who came with partners, some of them [...]

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