Music Censorship

Seltzer · 08-24-2007, 11:35 PM

I very strongly disagree with censorship.

Perhaps you could compare the restriction of lyrics in music to the restriction of certain musical intervals in the past? The Church forbade the use of certain intervals (3rds and 6ths) until composers gradually began to include them (mainly due to John Dunstaple). Of course folk musicians were exempt from such restrictions.

But restricting lyrics is a good analogy to restricting musical intervals. We did away with one, so it only makes sense to do away with the other.

08-24-2007, 11:35 PM	#31 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I very strongly disagree with censorship. Perhaps you could compare the restriction of lyrics in music to the restriction of certain musical intervals in the past? The Church forbade the use of certain intervals (3rds and 6ths) until composers gradually began to include them (mainly due to John Dunstaple). Of course folk musicians were exempt from such restrictions. But restricting lyrics is a good analogy to restricting musical intervals. We did away with one, so it only makes sense to do away with the other. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM