In the arts, this philosophy is expressed as “There is no accepted canon of Great Texts which must be honored, revered, and respected.”
A few years ago, I was internet friends with a post modernist composer. He revered the great composers and thought of himself as working within the classical tradition, but he also insisted that Bach and Katy Perry had equal merit.
I never got him to see the contradiction in this statement. More fundamentally, if everything is equal, why bother composing at all? Post modernism always involves a certain amount of intellectual dishonesty.
Postmodern musical salads
In the arts, this philosophy is expressed as “There is no accepted canon of Great Texts which must be honored, revered, and respected.”
A few years ago, I was internet friends with a post modernist composer. He revered the great composers and thought of himself as working within the classical tradition, but he also insisted that Bach and Katy Perry had equal merit.
I never got him to see the contradiction in this statement. More fundamentally, if everything is equal, why bother composing at all? Post modernism always involves a certain amount of intellectual dishonesty.
I feel like we should talk more. No idea how I missed your writing. You get it.