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The Music Room => General Classical Music Discussion => Topic started by: Toni Bernet on July 19, 2023, 11:53:49 PM

Title: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: Toni Bernet on July 19, 2023, 11:53:49 PM
Example: Francisco Coll (*1985): Four Iberian Miniatures for violin and chamber orchestra (2014)

With the four Iberian miniatures for violin and chamber orchestra, the then 29-year-old Spanish composer Francisco Coll, a student of Thomas Adès in London, has succeeded in creating a violin piece that deconstructively fits into the Spanish-influenced violin literature from Sarasate to Ravel's Tzigane. Yet for all the artistry of the composition and all the hidden tragedy of life, Coll is not entirely without a compositional grin.

"I compose music that I would like to hear myself in the concert hall." The 4 miniatures are a Spanish bravura piece in the guise of current contemporary music. They are an excellent advertisement for listening to contemporary compositions.

More: Look at
https://unbekannte-violinkonzerte.jimdofree.com/e-5/coll/

Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: 71 dB on July 20, 2023, 01:05:18 AM
So this is just a clickbait thread to get people to check out this young Spanish composer?

Why not just create a composer thread for Francisco Coll? There would probably be less interest, but at least it would be honest.
Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: david johnson on July 20, 2023, 01:17:58 AM
It depends on what you listen for ;)
Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: Karl Henning on July 20, 2023, 11:45:48 AM
There are no real "musts" in art.
Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: vers la flamme on July 20, 2023, 02:08:24 PM
The more difficult the better
Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 20, 2023, 03:25:09 PM
Quote from: Karl Henning on July 20, 2023, 11:45:48 AMThere are no real "musts" in art.

What about "you must not be boring"?
Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: Karl Henning on July 20, 2023, 03:38:09 PM
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on July 20, 2023, 03:25:09 PMWhat about "you must not be boring"?
I like it!
Title: Re: Must so-called contemporary music always be so difficult to listen to?
Post by: KevinP on July 20, 2023, 03:45:56 PM
Music is generally only difficult to listen to if you don't know how to listen to it, or if you want it to be something other than what it is.