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- There are immense differences between instruments, musical scales (around 80), concert halls, audio electronics and broadcasting, plus each of us has a unique hearing response. This provides both originality and pleasure (or the reverse).
Nov 21, 2019 · Even the most electronically-driven music is littered with imperfections. Artists like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares and Skee Mask are all prime examples. To argue their music isn’t born from an incessant desire to experiment and manipulate sounds in ways unforeseen is to miss the point.
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Nov 2, 2021 · That’s not just because I’m old and out of touch (though I’m sure that’s part of it) but also because noticeable imperfections in current popular music are far more rare. Let’s take a look at a few reasons why that may be.
An inevitable imperfection in music is that the intentions of a composer may not be represented by subsequent performances. Rather than view this as a negative factor it needs to be reassessed, because music develops in style, changes in instruments and auditoria, as well as our exposure to other music, which, in turn, influences what we enjoy.
May 15, 2019 · The music sounds like life being lived with all its ups and downs, true intentions, flaws and shortcomings. It breaths authenticity. The imperfection is what keeps it interesting and alive.
In the digital age, there are endless ways to edit, mould and polish our performances. So why are we still attracted to imperfection?
Just intonation is, many believe, a more “pure” way of tuning and offers greater timbral and sonic possibilities than equal-temperament—the de facto form of intonation in Western music today. Its foundation is ancient, but it is reemerging as an important conceptual tool in some of the more radical contemporary composition of the 21st ...
Aug 13, 2020 · David Lloyd offers a powerful objection to aesthetic imperfection, when he distinguishes (1) tolerance of imperfection, (2) artistic exploitation of imperfection, and (3) imperfection as an aim. He argues that imperfectionism is unstable.
