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Topic	Is music theory racist?
Pogo_Marimo 10/19/20 2:50:25 PM #79:	RedJackson posted... Considering the guy tells someone what 'real theory' is and isn't and cites Shoenberg has me convinced he didn't need your reassurance to know that he's right >_> Because of course, textbooks at the level of advanced study aren't basically just stylistic tropes or history lessons Tell me, what do you think general music theory is? If you don't think Shoenberg didn't write a few prominent theory books on notions of harmony and atonality, then I legitimately can't fathom what you think theory is. "Tropes" as you call them are literally a study of general music theory. Do you think triplets and quintuplets aren't studied for their effect in music despite just being a "trope"? What bizarre, arbitrary definition of theory are you using to misconstrue the conversation so haphazardly? --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. <cite>Pogo_Marimo posted [p:946040948] in Is music t... [t:79047169]...</cite> <quote>RedJackson posted... </cite> <quote>Considering the guy tells someone what 'real theory' is and isn't and cites Shoenberg has me convinced he didn't need your reassurance to know that he's right >_> Because of course, textbooks at the level of advanced study aren't basically just stylistic tropes or history lessons</quote>Tell me, what do you think general music theory is? If you don't think Shoenberg didn't write a few prominent theory books on notions of harmony and atonality, then I legitimately can't fathom what you think theory is. "Tropes" as you call them are literally a study of general music theory. Do you think triplets and quintuplets aren't studied for their effect in music despite just being a "trope"? What bizarre, arbitrary definition of theory are you using to misconstrue the conversation so haphazardly? --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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