Gurn's Classical Corner

[karlhenning]

I'll try to. It's a big job, and I will get harpooned from all sides, but screw 'em...

Right; can't please everyone.

How about 100 favorite works?

OK, will do!    Mine will include Pre and Post Gurnian Era works. 

Absolutely, Ray.  I'm sure I've heard 100 works from The Gurn Age, but I can't be sworn that I remember 100 of 'em, let alone remember sufficient that I can whittle them down to 100 favorites  0:)

[DavidW]

OK, will do!    Mine will include Pre and Post Gurnian Era works.  

Yes I think 99/100 being Bach would be balanced.

[Dr. Dread]

I await the Gurnian version.  0:)

[karlhenning]

Yes, the Word of Gurn is worth awaiting 

[Gurn Blanston]

Speaking of which: Gurn, may I kindly remind you of my previous inquiry?

Oh, I haven't forgotten. It's a busy day at work, and the people who pay me ungodly sums of money to be here want something from me in exchange. This evening, at my leisure though...

BTW, the names on that particular list are quite revealing of how your mind works. None can be dismissed lightly...

[Dr. Dread]

Speaking of which: Gurn, may I kindly remind you of my previous inquiry?

Nice inquiry!

[Florestan]

Oh, I haven't forgotten. It's a busy day at work, and the people who pay me ungodly sums of money to be here want something from me in exchange. This evening, at my leisure though...

Ok, take all the time you need. 

BTW, the names on that particular list are quite revealing of how your mind works. None can be dismissed lightly...

[Gurn Blanston]

Ok, take all the time you need. 

Here is a quick and only modestly inspired idea of how I think about this era. Hope it makes any sense at all...

[Opus106]

What does the y-axis represent?

[Gurn Blanston]

What does the y-axis represent?

Nothing really. It is just the overall number of works as a fixed value. If it was accurate, the left side would be far higher than the right side, but I didn't intend to go down that road, at least not yet...

[Sorin Eushayson]

That's fantastic, Gurn!  Seems right to me.  Certainly the issue isn't black-and-white as most make it, but a progression like so.  I'll keep this graph in mind in case I need to use it at some point! 

[Opus106]

Ookay...

[Gurn Blanston]

Ookay...

You don't seem convinced. Care to expound?

That's fantastic, Gurn!  Seems right to me.  Certainly the issue isn't black-and-white as most make it, but a progression like so.  I'll keep this graph in mind in case I need to use it at some point! 

Thanks, Sorin. I think all the so-called periods of art must be this way rather than a liner, fixed boundary.

[Opus106]

You don't seem convinced. Care to expound?

I think I'm trying to over analyse it... a mild case of snypprosis, I think it's called.

[ChamberNut]

I think I'm trying to over analyse it... a mild case of snypprosis, I think it's called.

[ChamberNut]

I'm thinking that Snyprrr is an Archaelogist by trade? 

[Gurn Blanston]

I think I'm trying to over analyse it... a mild case of snypprosis, I think it's called.

No, don't do that. It's only a time line with a second dimension added to depict prevalent style at the time. Nothing more. I'm not really clever enough to come up with something really cool.

[Gurn Blanston]

I'm thinking that Snyprrr is an Archaelogist by trade? 

Excavating the dark catacombs under the Amazon Marketplace building, where all the one-timers are buried....

[Opus106]

No, don't do that. It's only a time line with a second dimension added to depict prevalent style at the time. Nothing more.

Gotcha.

[Dr. Dread]

"Gurn's Post-Gurnian Era Tonalists by Gurn Blanston"

Get on that too.