Michael Nyman

[ardcarp]

Am I missing something? I mean, he's obviously made a bob or two, but all I heard today was root position chords banged out, a tune on top and little in the way of rhythmic variety.

Will the next 4 days be more of the same?

[Roehre]

Am I missing something? I mean, he's obviously made a bob or two, but all I heard today was root position chords banged out, a tune on top and little in the way of rhythmic variety.

Will the next 4 days be more of the same?

Yes

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Yes.

Turn it off, you'll miss nothing.

[Honoured Guest]

You're missing something in your head or heart, but don't worry that it's not there.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Am I missing something? I mean, he's obviously made a bob or two, but all I heard today was root position chords banged out, a tune on top and little in the way of rhythmic variety.

Will the next 4 days be more of the same?

That's what they often teach nowadays for GSCE composition. I'm sure MrGG doesn't.

[DracoM]

Was simply astonished to see his name on this list. And having heard today's, even more so.
Does he have friends in high places, because musically.............erm, .....well......erm....right.


Hmm.

[MrGongGong]

Michael Nyman IS and interesting musician
His book Experimental Music, Cage and Beyond was for many years the seminal text on the subject
and many of his earlier works (and the collaborations with Peter Greenaway) were really worth the attention
however, like mr Glass and Reich IMV, he seems to have settled into a compositional style that has lost the energy and relentlessness of his earlier work.

This in a live performance at huge volume is great stuff IMV (not just because its got a couple of my mates in it, honest )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2yJR2oyYFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfP0u_zf3EE

and this was a great single partly because it's in the spirit of Mozart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qe6CritWeU

(But I certainly don't encourage the tedious sub Nyman, Einaudi nonsense that many GCSE students love so much)

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

(But I certainly don't encourage the tedious sub Nyman, Einaudi nonsense that many GCSE students love so much)

I'm pleased I got my assumption right today.

[Lento]

Michael Nyman, COTW, "pop-up studio", "South Bank Residency", "Pull Out All The Stops" - OK, OK, I'll talk!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

[Serial_Apologist]

To me the "relentlessness" and reductionism of the early product is part of its problem, and leads ineluctably to the later stuff.

[ardcarp]

You're missing something in your head or heart, but don't worry that it's not there.

Sorry, HG, I find that a tad enigmatic. I'm a bit feeble-witted generally, so would you elaborate? (BTW you're not the Controller Designate are you?)

[Honoured Guest]

Chasing sheep is best left to shepherds.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Sorry, HG, I find that a tad enigmatic. I'm a bit feeble-witted generally, so would you elaborate? (BTW you're not the Controller Designate are you?)

More than likely, I'd say.

[Frances_iom]

To me the "relentlessness" and reductionism of the early product is part of its problem, and leads ineluctably to the later stuff.

interesting that a recent physics arXiv blog ( https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/cfaaa96198e2) describes an automated approach to music generation so Nyman might well be worthy of protection by luddites as a 'craft' worker in a field soon to be better automated