tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post4060840561463776620..comments2024-01-08T17:41:57.541-07:00Comments on Yat-Yee Chong: Musicspeak: Bach and Iron Maiden, part IIcYat-Yeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-67413782154538261492010-10-18T11:54:44.650-06:002010-10-18T11:54:44.650-06:00I'm not entirely sure, but I think this is wha...I'm not entirely sure, but I think this is what I'm trying to think of. (Surely you fellow artists can appreciate the experience of trying to think of what you're trying to think of.)<br /><br />I think it comes down to what element you're considering to be language. It seems natural to say that the language of writing is English (or the language in which it is written). That seems almost obvious.<br /><br />However, I'm not sure that's the language of literature, or craft writing, or verbal art or however you prefer to think of writing that is more than utilitarian.<br /><br />I think the language of literature is structure, form, and symbolism. It is idiom and reference and implication. It is the meaning behind, beneath, and beyond the words that is the true language of literature.<br /><br />Yes, this is inseparable from the linguistic expression, just as the language of music is not really notes and rests -- but that makes them tied, not inseparable.<br /><br />I think it's at this higher level of language that one encounters art writing, just as art music.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-90615664200711636112010-10-17T22:05:50.510-06:002010-10-17T22:05:50.510-06:00Samantha: Welcome to my blog! And yes, mood defini...Samantha: Welcome to my blog! And yes, mood definitely plays into our choices.<br /><br />Lotusgirl: I knew there would be at least one pianist who would remember it! It's a wonderful piece, and I only wish my students could have played with the same technical competence and vibrant energy.<br /><br />Nevets: What feels like Rhapsody is Blue? Your pondering? I hope you come back to put your thoughts down. I know that feeling of wanting to say something but the thoughts are still in the oven, baking.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-14374478260031048002010-10-16T23:01:00.403-06:002010-10-16T23:01:00.403-06:00I'm pondering pretty closely, Yat-Yee. I feel...I'm pondering pretty closely, Yat-Yee. I feel like there's something I want to say, but I can't quite get my head around it.<br /><br />It sort of feels like Rhapsody in Blue or Brandford Marsalis' version of Crepuscule with Nellie, though.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-22615420079075998572010-10-15T14:54:42.573-06:002010-10-15T14:54:42.573-06:00Cool samples. I played Solfegietto in high school....Cool samples. I played Solfegietto in high school. This version was fun. I agree with Samantha. Our reading suits our mood.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-53930941115218953442010-10-15T08:50:57.827-06:002010-10-15T08:50:57.827-06:00Just like music books have to suit your mood. Some...Just like music books have to suit your mood. Sometimes you want a quick read. Sometimes you want to be transported. Sometimes you want to learn.Samantha Véranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446488761214047647noreply@blogger.com