Classical music sucks entirely

[Thatfabulousalien]

Not interested, bye bye forum 

[nathanb]

How are you from you know where, just to be 100% sure.

[bhodges]

Greetings, Thatfabulousalien - one can never have too many fabulous aliens wandering around here.  Hope you enjoy yourself amongst the humankind. (And a fan of contemporary classical here, too.)

--Bruce

[nathanb]

Like, I'm leaning Xenakiboy, but that forum literally has a billion people, and sometimes I really suck at the guessing game, ya feel?

Either way, I feel comfortable telling you that I received the 4th Box of the Darmstadt Aural Documents and it is the bomb dot com.

[Mirror Image]

Welcome aboard! I hope you enjoy your time here. We could use some more fans of contemporary classical around here.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Are you from before or after COAG was banned? Welcome to GMG! I hope you enjoy it here

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Either way, I feel comfortable telling you that I received the 4th Box of the Darmstadt Aural Documents and it is the bomb dot com.

omgggggggg so jealous

[SimonNZ]

Welcome! Good to see you here!

[Karl Henning]

Welcome!

So in general, do people here like or hate Stockhausen?

As a rule, I am indifferent to him.  I think Gesang der Jünglinge is all right (from my viewpoint, more of historical interest than of artistic interest);  I think Inori is all right;  Kontra-Punkte is ... indistinguishable from 30 other pieces written at about the same time 

[Cato]

Hello, I'm a composer and enthusiast of contemporary and modern classical.
From briefly browsing here I notice a few of you from a certain other forum.
I hope I can fit in here and share my passions, I'd certainly prefer to be talking all day about music theory than finance, doctors visits and boring social life things.

Greetings Fabulous Alien!

I see that the CIA has forbidden you to reveal your location!  Once, many moons ago, I interviewed and went through the beginning processes for joining the CIA.  My handler was named (I am not making this up) Steve Gunn.   

Concerning music theory: have you ever heard of Avenir de Monfred's "Relative Music" or Tibor Serly's "Modus Lascivus" ?   They might interest you.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I don't know much of COAG, but I've heard of him.

It's me. Hello.

[Mirror Image]

So in general, do people here like or hate Stockhausen?

Like Karl, I remain indifferent to him. I can't think any redeeming qualities about his music that would make me say "Hmmm...I really need to hear that again."

[nathanb]

So in general, do people here like or hate Stockhausen?

Everyone loves Stockhausen, they just haven't come out of the closet.

[Karl Henning]

Everyone loves Stockhausen, they just haven't come out of the closet.

Hah!

[nathanb]

Hah!

Acceptance is the first step.

At least on this forum, people just claim indifference. It's a witch hunt where this alien just came from.

[Karl Henning]

I did see a traffic helicopter, this morning . . . .

[mc ukrneal]

Welcome to the forum!

[kishnevi]

So in general, do people here like or hate Stockhausen?

I have yet to hear anything I actually liked by him, and I think that once the extramusical elements like costumed cavorting clarinetists are stripped away, there is little that others were not doing, and not doing better. 

But the forum can always use an intelligent advocate of his music.  There are several already, but we suffer from...well, I will let you form your opinion of James when you meet him.  Suffice it to say his advocacy of KHS is a good reason not to like KHS.

Meanwhile, welcome to the forum.

[springrite]

Everyone loves Stockhausen, they just haven't come out of the closet.

The closet is so damn crowded, someone's got to get squeezed out once in a while. 

[Karl Henning]

Cavorting clarinetists have indeed been done much better by others.