What’s the point of the New Complexity movement?

First off, I want to say that I don’t judge anyone who really likes this type of music. Art is subjective after all. That being said, to me, I don’t get why one would compose a piece that would alienate both an audience and the performer. First of all, most audiences are not likely going to be inclined to hear a piece that to most people sounds like a cat walking on the piano. Secondly, most performers wouldn’t want to pour hours into learning an overcomplicated, ridiculously difficult piece just for at best, no one to listen to it and at worst, to be ridiculed for playing it. So what’s exactly the point of the ridiculous complexity and lack of structure? If I said anything wrong here, please let me know.

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u/Healthy_Writing3649 — 5 days ago
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How would you even play this??

This is from Ligeti’s “The Devil’s Staircase”, and I was dumbfounded to find an octuple forte in the piece. How would this even be possible??

u/Healthy_Writing3649 — 3 months ago
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What do you guys think of Rautavaara?

I personally love many of his compositions, like The Fire Sermon, his etudes, and the first Piano Concerto, but I know that some people might find some of it unpleasant to the ear, so I wonder what people on this subreddit think of him.

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u/Healthy_Writing3649 — 4 months ago

What do y’all think of Rautavaara?

I personally think a lot of his works are awesome, but I know his style can be a little hard on the ears, so I’m just curious about what this sub thinks about him.

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u/Healthy_Writing3649 — 4 months ago
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Is this possible?

Hi. I was transcribing a piece I was playing on the piano, and I came across a tempo marking that, while I have not played on the piano, sounds really good. However, I don’t want it to be too much of a pain to play or near impossible. Is it possible?

u/Healthy_Writing3649 — 4 months ago

Cheated in Gd when I was younger. How can I redeem myself?

Hello everyone. When I was younger, I was desperate to get a couple cosmetics in GD and I wanted to have fun with hacks so I unfortunately hacked a bunch of levels to get more stuff to get cosmetics and just beat levels. It’s probably the biggest mistake I made when gaming. Should I just delete my account and start over? There is a bunch of legit progress I made on it, but on the other hand, I don’t wanna play on a hacked account.

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u/Healthy_Writing3649 — 5 months ago