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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? #157464 04/02/06 05:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland A theory should not be the driving force in composition any more than technique should be the driving force in a performance While I agree with your desideratum, I think the two cases are not really parallel. Technique is a necessary condition for a performance, though by no means a sufficient one. Theory is not a necessary condition for a creative act. It tends to be applied by those who try to "explain" it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Thinking inside the Bachs AnnaStrophic 03/21/06 12:39 PM Re: Thinking inside the Bachs Jackie 03/21/06 01:10 PM Re: Thinking inside the Bachs Kelly123 03/21/06 05:02 PM Re: Thinking inside the Bachs Alex Williams 03/21/06 05:53 PM Re: Thinking inside the Bachs Buffalo Shrdlu 03/21/06 06:22 PM Re: Thinking inside the Bachs Kelly123 03/21/06 07:19 PM Re: Thinking inside the Bachs AnnaStrophic 03/21/06 05:57 PM Who's gonna revive Mendelssohn? musick 03/21/06 11:08 PM Re: Who's gonna revive Mendelssohn? Jackie 03/22/06 02:09 AM Re: Who's gonna revive Mendelssohn? themilum 03/22/06 04:13 AM Re: Who's gonna revive Mendelssohn? inselpeter 03/22/06 01:14 PM I like coffee, I like tea. I like java java... musick 03/23/06 04:58 PM Re: I like coffee, I like tea. I like java java... Jomama 03/24/06 07:15 AM Re: I like coffee, I like tea. I like java java... inselpeter 03/24/06 12:12 PM Born to be Wild musick 03/26/06 05:24 PM Re: Born to be Wild inselpeter 03/26/06 05:45 PM Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? musick 03/26/06 11:22 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? inselpeter 03/27/06 02:21 AM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? wsieber 04/02/06 05:00 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? inselpeter 04/02/06 07:30 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? themilum 04/02/06 08:36 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? inselpeter 04/02/06 09:41 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? themilum 04/02/06 10:00 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? inselpeter 04/02/06 10:44 PM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? themilum 04/03/06 01:27 AM Re: Musical prescriptivism, perhaps? inselpeter 04/03/06 09:58 AM Chomsky and Musick and music. themilum 03/26/06 11:11 PM Re: Chomsky and Musick and music. Faldage 03/26/06 11:14 PM Re: Chomsky and Milo, sitting in a tree ... zmjezhd 03/26/06 11:26 PM Re: Chomsky and Milo, sitting in a tree ... themilum 03/27/06 12:15 AM Re: kay eye ess ess eye en gee ... zmjezhd 03/27/06 01:53 AM Oh Goody! Zmjezhd wants to play. themilum 03/27/06 02:54 AM Re: duck, duck, cover zmjezhd 03/27/06 03:55 AM Re: duck, duck, cover Faldage 03/27/06 12:02 PM Re: duck, duck, cover Capital Kiwi 03/28/06 08:48 PM *ahem* AnnaStrophic 03/29/06 01:36 PM Did someone say *ahem* ? themilum 03/29/06 06:11 PM It sounds like I'm chokin on something... musick 03/29/06 09:25 PM Re: It sounds like I'm chokin on something... themilum 03/29/06 11:11 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,011 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 781 guests, and 8 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,968 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,957 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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