A Composer's Intention

[JDawggS316]

As we hear music played on the radio these days pertaining to drugs, sex and immoral lifestyles, we automatically assume it is a direct result of the influence of evil and the corrupt human nature.

What about those classical pieces that had no lyrics?

Should we consider the writer's motives and moral's, and true intentions behind a classical piece when determining whether or not it is also a direct result of the influence of evil and the corrupt human nature?

I love classical music. But this thought has just dawned me that the creators and composers to some of these wonderful pieces could have been very similar, if not worse, to secular artists today.

Thoughts?

 

[liesje]

Interesting point....

J S Bach.....Music should be for "the glory of God and the recreation of human spirit."

As for the others I'm not sure. I'd never thought about that before.

 

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As we hear music played on the radio these days pertaining to drugs, sex and immoral lifestyles, we automatically assume it is a direct result of the influence of evil and the corrupt human nature.

What about those classical pieces that had no lyrics?

Should we consider the writer's motives and moral's, and true intentions behind a classical piece when determining whether or not it is also a direct result of the influence of evil and the corrupt human nature?

I love classical music. But this thought has just dawned me that the creators and composers to some of these wonderful pieces could have been very similar, if not worse, to secular artists today.

Thoughts?

Hey Jdawgg,

Do you think that somehow patterns of notes, underlying blocks of sound to a sequential moving line and combined with some violent rhythmic element can cause the mind to sin?

The impressionists had a thick texture to the sound what many a listener would consider a dreamy quality. I don't know if anyone would think of absinthe or a liberal lifestyle from listening to their music without first finding fault with how the impressionists had lived.

When Stravinsky's Rite of Spring premiered, it caused what we would consider a riot. Do you reckon it was caused by Stravinsky's rhythmic, primitive, archaic sound or could the cause have been the rejection of that sound/style of music as a refined sensible form: Palestrina, Bach, Mozart or even Brahms?

It's interesting to ponder things like these.