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CORKY MEETS BEETHOVEN
by Henry "Corky" Cochran
Text by Marion Finsterwald
In the hoity-toity world of art,
"Minimalism" is a term that is often
bandied about. However, in our own
modest world of 65536 bytes and three
(count 'em, three) synthesizer voices,
we have come to champion Minimalism
like no other aggregate of fanatics!
Consider: Music live with chords
-- four pitches at set intervals --
that build the embiance and structure
of the piece. As Corky looks at the
score, he must choose among the four
(six or ten) notes of the chord and
choose three. Just three.
This is a work of art, choosing
just the right note at any given
instant. And Corky does a great job of
bringing the richness and depth to us
through the SID. Bravo! Encore!
Our culture does not relish
minimalism -- especially in matters
computational. We sometimes feel
others are laughing at us because we
stick with a machine that has so many
limitations. And yet, those who
embrace those limitations move from
mere tinkerers with a machine to true
artists, working in bits and bytes to
fashion more than is technically
evident.
Beethoven had limitations. One
student remarked to a teacher, "Wasn't
it sad that Beethoven could not hear
the music he composed."
The teacher replied, "My dear, the
problem was that Beethoven could not
help but hear the music he composed.
His challenge was to get it out of his
head and into the air for others to
enjoy."
Thanks to Corky, we can continue
to enjoy what Beethoven heard --
minimally.
MF
[DAVE'S NOTE:] Marion Finsterwald (aka
"His Verbosity") lurks around the
213th floor of the LOADSTAR Tower,
offering long-winded explanations for
the most mundane of matters. When
asked why he had to use at least two
words where any other sane person
would use one, Marion allowed, "A
picture is worth a thousand words. I
am simply trying to catch up!"
DMM