Let's all be politically correct.... NOT!

This society is all about being politically correct in every aspect.  Unfortunately even in art and music.  People want drama, but not to be challenged by it.   They want perfect intonation, but only if it is in-tune with its own line, not to the others, forget about the polyphonic (Chordal intonation), that just creates too many variables to even grasp. They want colors, but only the pretty, beautiful non-offensive kind.  (Often, dreamy is the top seller).  Edge, but not too sharp; momentum, but only if its controlled and paced EVENLY throughout, definitely not the chaotic kind even if the music calls for it...  (Note, do we all agree on the word "Agitato" means agitated?  Do people often express agitation with steady heartbeats and speak calmly with a controlled measured speech????  If I am a scientist who wants to create a human-like robot, I would not be stupid enough to program the robot's agitated emotions that way. I rest my case if you want to argue with me on that.)   Oh, interpretation of a piece of music needs to be there, but only if it does not offend anyone's sensibility. 

Truly, is this how we want to live?  What a waste of the resources of humanity!

Romanticism

It is so wonderful to be able to listen to the Brahms Clarinet Quintet run through while doing some housework.  It is so thoughtful, beautiful and imaginative!  I  swear that I hear a lot of Tchaikovsky, and definitely some Schumann.  I absolutely love the piece.

It is also however, very crucial to be able to hear the melodic structure as well as the harmonic progression underneath since so much of the inner feeling is built on the harmony.  That is something i think all musicians are guilty of forgetting from time to time while enjoying and indulging in the beautiful melodic lines.  Poly-textural writing is wonderful to explore while working on the pieces.  Layers and layers of colors, lines, poly-rhythmic textures, are truly the fundamental make up of the complex musical expression in Romanticism.