Originally posted by Philip
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To my mind, it seems honesty is one key to having lack of pretentiousness. An open ear can be a hard and challenging thing to have- a lot of the times when a person believes something they take it devoutly, or, get caught in their belief and cannot except another way of thought. I have learned this the hard way! And am, by all means, still learning.
I think that all (or close to it) of the active members of the forum are good human beings. Which is why posting on the forum is always enjoyable for me. On a lot of more crowded forums people go as crazy as hell when someone disagrees or says something they do not like.
Thanks though Philip.- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells
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Originally posted by Preston View PostThanks for that Chaszz.
Even after reading your posts, and, understanding how important a theme is-I am guessing that an artist like Van Gogh highly relied on form and themes?
By the way, thanks to the forum members for not jumping on me because I did not know what a theme was. I appreciate all of your kindness and generosity.See my paintings and sculptures at Saatchiart.com. In the search box, choose Artist and enter Charles Zigmund.
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Originally posted by PhilipSorry, I remain sceptical (British spelling, intended). Name me a melody you consider "masculine" and one you consider "feminine". Other forum members too, please, if you hold with this terminology.'Man know thyself'
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Language, itself, has similar gender terminology. Nouns in Spanish, for example, that end with the vowel a are considered feminine while nouns that end in the letter o are considered masculine. Why this is so I do not know, but I think it relevant to the discussion. (French, as I understand has similar designations.)
As a specific example of a "masculine" theme, according to Chris' definition, take a look at the opening of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, No. 7, Op. 10, no. 3. It is strong, firm, etc. The secondary theme, while definitely not weak, is a more delicate and contrasting theme and would be considered as "feminine" in this context.
Personally, I do not think of contrasting themes in respect to gender delineations, but I do understand it in this context.
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