NO NO, I hope myself that I didn't offend.  no offense taken, I hope none
given.
it's a crucial subject, and I simply letting off steam.    sorry if I
offended.



----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Rhoades 
To: Csound List 
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Approaches to Composition


>     I sincerely hope I did not offend. I originally asked the question
> because I am facinated with the different ways people work with their
> creative endevours. My creative outlet definately does not preclude any
> other. In fact, I am not even sure the pieces I compose are worth anything
> to anyone. I am driven to work a certain way and, like anyone else, I have
> to follow my creative urges or I'd probably go insane. However, one way I
> learn and expand my way of working is by seeing what others are thinking
and
> doing. I really appreciate your input and again I am sorry if I stepped on
> your toes.
>      BTW... I am an electrical engineering technician with very little
> formal musical or programming training at all, although I have been
> composing in more "traditional" ways for over 15 years now. I have been
> learning  how to use csound on my own for about a year. It's a very slow
> process studying computer music texts, the Csound manual, tutorials,
various
> computer music compositions and the postings here. But the precise control
> it gives me over the instruments and the composition is a life long dream
> come true making it all worthwhile. :)
>
> > i think of myself as not too stupid.  that is, I am open to new
revisions
> of
> > thought and purpose.  I fear though, after a number of years of such
kinds
> > of clothing for an emporere, and espcially after reading yet more
remarks
> on
> > a compositionaly 'language' . . . .
> >
> > I confess:  I am just an old time piano picker.  I only have IQ of 200
or
> > so, and so all these things pass me by, the objects, the this, the
lovely
> > discontinuously interactviley coded libations of serendipiptous
salacious
> > stuff.  I'd love to generate all that sort of algrithmic stuff too, all
> that
> > GOD help us all STUFF, that sounds just so sweet, in the end, and don't
> hou
> > know, and, after all.
> >
> > never thought I'd be antidiesablistionmentary.  but there it is.  can we
> > take these nested geraniums, these horror come lately algrithms, these
> wordy
> > THINGS, and make music??
> >
> > I reckon some can, and there is where the future leaves me away . . some
> > can, but I cannot,  I don't have degrees in C_++ and nested structures,
> and
> > iterative functions, and all that relaly (really) PURTY sounding kind of
> > thing. I want to, though.  I really do, to shore up my nothing here to
> fore
> > music kind of knowlege, nothing at all.  no java, no objects.  just
notes.
> > (never thought I'd be a musical redneck . . well . . I'm not, I'm just
> > saying, hey, I'm an ignorant nothing with just two degrees in music, and
> 40
> > years experience, and this stuff sounds like the face of mars to me.
just
> > thought I'd try to refresh the lot.
> >
> > flame away, if you need.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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