Very true. Idea music is iconoclastic because by dint of its newness it stands in opposition to the status quo. But then as it's embraced and codified it becomes the status quo. Look at what the dodecaphonic movement did, it made tonic composers hide!Idget Child wrote:a lot of 20th Century composers find themselves in their own worlds while many American performance halls and orchestras continue to be memorial services for the long dead.
I'm impressed with noise guys who know their equipment and can shape the experience. In effect the gear becomes an instrument. Nothing wrong with building a crazy instrument. (Lou Harrison.) You inch toward the concrete and electronics movement a la Stockhausen that way, but let's not kid ourselves, most noise kiddies aren't doing this. I'd also argue that learning the idiosyncrasies of a piece of gear and manipulating it is a far cry from studying instruments and composition. But I can respect it.