Re: Luscious Jackson - renaming the list

Joe Spaeth (jspaeth@unm.edu)
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:51:56 -0600


>And "Classical" music, at least in its
>popularly-recognized form, is really just a stereotypical description of
>music that was created during a specific time period, a label inaccurately
>given to music that bears superficial similarities to *actual* "Classical"
>music. Music needs labels. Otherwise there would be no labels to cross.

I know we're getting way off track, but I think I know what you're saying.

However, the term "classical" is used, at least in its popularly-recognized
form, for music that is played by a symphony or the intruments of a
symphonic orchestra, and, in particular the violin.

It is because of similar instrumentation that music of the 18th century
gets lumped, at least superficially, to that of the 19th century.
Obviously, music that spans 4-5 centuries is as conceptually varied as acid
jazz is from country music. Yet it is perceived as being homogeneous on
our urban streets.

The point!? Instrumentation has a lot to do with how music is categorized
and perceived. So maybe we should call this the "grooved horn, keyboard,
base and drum with/without digital and/or analog manipulation list"....just
joking!

Joe