February 16ths (Silent Film)
2/16/1998
Here’s a statement that sounds good, but needs to be proven: “As long as the rhythmic structure supports it, music can be built in many layers, but only to the point where the music disintegrates, and the many parts have nothing in common.” (A good example of complexity is African music where each player and rhythm dovetails with every other player.)
2/16/2003
Interesting documentary on PBS on World War II, “The Perilous War”, where they discovered a cache of colored footage taken during the war. There's something about it that's so compelling, and it doesn't look retouched or colorized. as far as I know. It surprises you because you've gotten so used to black and white images from that time, that seeing color creates a new context, and makes it seem less old. Interesting analogy: silent films that you later discover we're not silent at all. Now when I look at those old photographs of Dad in World War II and can envision them in motion and in color.
2/16/2004
Idea: rearrange cover songs and turn choruses into versus, or vice versa, or otherwise rearrange sections.
[2/16/2025: AI-generated music does this automatically and is either annoying or really interesting].
2/16/2024
I was experimenting with some of my bass tunings which I hadn’t done in a while. Typically what happens is that it becomes immediately innovative. It’s very strange and it doesn’t fit into traditional harmony, although I’ve caught myself trying to do that. After I’ve captured an idea I bring it to the piano and I have to figure out what the harmony is and it doesn’t fit into traditional harmony at all, so it sounds pretty strange. If you want to innovate in music alternate tunings are the way to go.
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