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Title: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: Sean on June 18, 2007, 10:38:20 AM
I've already booked up:

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/music/events/minimalism.php.en
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: jochanaan on June 18, 2007, 04:37:34 PM
Sounds interesting!  Are you giving any papers?
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: Gurn Blanston on June 18, 2007, 06:12:51 PM
Like the way you both kept your posts very short.... ;)

8)
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: uffeviking on June 18, 2007, 08:01:54 PM
Gurn, Luv: Your avatar and the quote above it are longer than the two gentlemen's posts!  ::)
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: Sean on June 18, 2007, 10:36:50 PM
Hi jochanaan, I might like to have submitted something I guess, but I only just found out about it, and not enough time just lately to prepare; in the future hopefully!
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: karlhenning on June 19, 2007, 04:23:09 AM
It seems aesthetically contradictory, Sean, to put too much effort or preparation into a paper on Minimalism, yes?  8)
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: Sean on June 19, 2007, 07:33:45 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on June 19, 2007, 04:23:09 AM
It seems aesthetically contradictory, Sean, to put too much effort or preparation into a paper on Minimalism, yes?  8)

Well yes, but I say it's contradictory to put too much effort into a paper on any music really: the intellectual never locks horns with the aesthetic. I'll be doing my bit to fight the corner though against whatever derisory contingent there may be.
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: karlhenning on June 19, 2007, 07:35:54 AM
So your own exercises in derision have been only in order to Know the Enemy, eh, Sean?  ;)
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: Sean on June 19, 2007, 07:40:20 AM
I have vast stockpiles of derision, and can spew more venom and trash more stuff with glee than most.
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: karlhenning on June 19, 2007, 07:52:35 AM
Well, now, that's what I call unexpected  ;D
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: BachQ on January 12, 2008, 05:48:30 PM
Quote from: Sean on June 19, 2007, 07:40:20 AM
I have vast stockpiles of derision, and can spew more venom and trash more stuff with glee than most.

Yes, we agree that you have vast stockpiles ...........
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: BachQ on January 12, 2008, 05:49:50 PM
Quote from: Sean on June 19, 2007, 07:40:20 AM
I have vast stockpiles of derision, and can spew more venom and trash more stuff with glee than most.

............ And your ability to spew remains unsurpassed ..........
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: The new erato on January 13, 2008, 12:29:52 AM
This is a conference where a single paper will be presented a multiple of times with only one word changed between each presentation I suppose?
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: some guy on January 13, 2008, 08:22:05 AM
The conference has already happened.

What I'd like to know is, how was it?

Sean?
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: bhodges on January 15, 2008, 01:08:23 PM
On his blog, here are a couple of posts by composer Kyle Gann, who attended.  I believe in the second post, the last photograph may show [cough, cough] someone of interest.  :D

http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/2007/08/where_never_is_heard_a_maximal_7.html
http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/2007/09/the_minimalist_invasion.html

--Bruce
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: lukeottevanger on January 15, 2008, 01:25:15 PM
Quote from: bhodges on January 15, 2008, 01:08:23 PM
On his blog, here are a couple of posts by composer Kyle Gann, who attended.  I believe in the second post, the last photograph may show [cough, cough] someone of interest.  :D

http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/2007/08/where_never_is_heard_a_maximal_7.html
http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/2007/09/the_minimalist_invasion.html

--Bruce

:o Marvellous stuff! Thanks, Bruce!
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: Guido on January 15, 2008, 01:27:56 PM
Yeah cheers!
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: paulb on January 15, 2008, 04:47:18 PM
Quote from: Sean on June 18, 2007, 10:38:20 AM
I've already booked up:

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/music/events/minimalism.php.en

how or why does minimalISM ever get included on a  CM forum?
Anyone know?
The subject  belongs at the backroom diner.

Mini means small, mal means bad. ISM is something like "run from the plague".

Thats  makes sense.
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: uffeviking on January 15, 2008, 07:23:39 PM
If you class minimalism the same as the plague, then, Paul, why do you expose yourself to it here at GMG, a classical music forum?  Just run from it, as you suggest, and this is done by scrolling past any reference to minimalism, or avoid a forum such as this, where people have a different opinion of minimalism. ???
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: karlhenning on January 16, 2008, 03:57:23 AM
Well, certainly that other thread was grist for the Diner, well done, Lis!
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: BachQ on January 16, 2008, 04:52:26 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on January 16, 2008, 03:57:23 AM
Well, certainly that other thread was grist for the Diner, well done, Lis!

:D
Title: Re: Minimalism conference, Aug-Sept, Wales UK
Post by: BachQ on January 16, 2008, 04:53:15 AM
(((the above post was my minimalist response)))