From Zenon M. Feszczak Sent Thu, Mar 26th 1998, 13:51
From Zenon M. Feszczak Sent Thu, Mar 26th 1998, 13:51
> >>experimental music is no different - >>experimental music is a market where the listeners WANT to hear something >>different - > ...and what if the experimenter doesn't give a flying f(l)unk about the audience reaction? >>>>>>>> the experiment is a success if people LIKE it <<<<<<<<< > I seem to recall a certain avant-garde performance group of this rather experimental century whose standard of success was applause - or rather, the absence of said communication of audience gratification. Applause -> failure. The rationale: if anyone in the audience applauded, then the piece evidently wasn't challenging enough. A truly new work would unbalance the audience, making one unsure of one's own reaction and incapable of an immediate judgement. By the way, this thread title is very silly. Bucket all, then. 3