Definitions in music
- gdayblue
- chandlerray
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» gdayblue - Whats in a name.
Hi Ray
Its interesting to see you, like me, have put some thought into this matter. As the blues editor on Suite101, Ive touched on this dilemma over and over again. As yet, I havent devoted an article to it. I suppose it is the eternal problem that not only occurs in music but all spheres of life. Naturally a rose is a rose, but for us mere mortals, in order to communicate we must use words and descriptions, and by definition are falable.
What Ive discovered is the ongoing relationships with many forms of music. It is so hard to stick to the purist definitions. When does blues become folk, or vice-versa.
Cheers on an interesting article Ray.
-- posted by gdayblue
» chandlerray - What's in a name
Thanks for the contact, Jai. You're absolutely right about the cross-overs in music, and the folk/blues relationship is a great example.A huge number of folk songs and tunes are based on the 12-bar blues form, of course, but I reckon the relationship is more of a people one than a technical one. When there are common cultural roots in musical forms, labelling becomes even more imprecise.
Cheers
Ray
-- posted by chandlerray
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