Re:Books That Changed How I Hear Music
by haswell on Sunday July 10, 2022 @03:13PM
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> it's a show-off list that tells more about his influences as a critic and writer
What distinguishes a list of one’s influences as a “show-off list” vs. just a regular list?
The phenomenon of music - human’s ability to conceive of it, perform it, of others to enjoy it, and for groups to share experience around it - is a phenomenon that touches on many other aspects of human existence. It raises fascinating questions about the nature of human cognition, culture, subjective experience, etc.
That an author draws inspiration in how he understands music from a wide variety of subjects seems pretty reasonable. To the intellectually curious, it might help one evolve their own understanding of / relationship with music.
> it's not even flaunting anything very impressive
Nor does it claim to do so. Nor does it need to do so. If you wrote a blog post in which you shared the materials that influenced your understanding of Python, Scheme and C# with a goal of helping other people interested in these subjects in their own journey to understanding, must those resources be “impressive”? Is “informative” or “interesting” not enough?
What distinguishes a list of one’s influences as a “show-off list” vs. just a regular list?
The phenomenon of music - human’s ability to conceive of it, perform it, of others to enjoy it, and for groups to share experience around it - is a phenomenon that touches on many other aspects of human existence. It raises fascinating questions about the nature of human cognition, culture, subjective experience, etc.
That an author draws inspiration in how he understands music from a wide variety of subjects seems pretty reasonable. To the intellectually curious, it might help one evolve their own understanding of / relationship with music.
> it's not even flaunting anything very impressive
Nor does it claim to do so. Nor does it need to do so. If you wrote a blog post in which you shared the materials that influenced your understanding of Python, Scheme and C# with a goal of helping other people interested in these subjects in their own journey to understanding, must those resources be “impressive”? Is “informative” or “interesting” not enough?