I write music for three reasons that I can name, though there may be others that elude me. These three reasons jockey with one another for primacy from one work to the next, and sometimes within one work. The first, though not necessarily the most important (just, I think, the most obvious), is to communicate with others. When I say it’s not necessarily the most important, I have to qualify … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
masculine-feminine
When I was an undergrad, I was taught the concept of masculine and feminine cadences. It went like this: masculine cadences resolve on the strong beat; feminine cadences resolve on the weak beat. I have no idea if this nomenclature is used by anyone anymore. It probably is, because so many things survive longer than one would think necessary or possible. The underlying implication of … [Read more...]