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.