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Well,first, I'm a classically trained double bassist - so perhaps that could explain my lack of interest in melodic innovation. I'm a simple man with simple desires.
Roachboy, you make a frustratingly good point...to be more specific, I'm referring primarily to a piece Cage wrote for organ, "as slow as possible," a piece which (provided sufficient funding) will play for some 600 years in a Bavarian church. These things really anger me, because I feel that Cage's message is that, since he's shed the boundaries of traditional music, he knows what music is, which elevates him above, say, Bach.
Next, I do appreciate the value of dissonance, when it's put to me in a manner with...value. What I mean is that dissonance when used to create tension/resolution moments: my example would be most music by Arvo Part, and to a much lesser degree, Bach and Vivaldi...maybe not the best defense, but it's all I've got.
I don't mean to be combative, I just feel like a dinosaur. Sigh.
Thanks guys
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