17
Jun
On Namedropping
On saying what new music sounds like, and also on not doing that.
8 min read
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20
May
What, Like It’s Hard?
Everyone knows that fast, flashy pieces are hard. But what about all the other kinds of difficulty?
6 min read
17
Apr
In Defense of Dissonance
I sometimes find it unbearable to listen to Mozart. If his works are beautiful, it is a beauty of stability, of order. As below, so above: The tonic brings order to the notes; G-d brings order to the world.
It seems like a comforting thing to believe. I wish that I could.
9 min read