Joan Tower: Purple Rain (2020) / world premiere

[@drawnbysean1624]

This is beautiful. I saw Joan Tower in person about a week ago, for her daybreak symphony. Absolutely moving, and profound. This was an interesting quartet to listen to. I have never heard anything quite like it, and that’s a fantastic thing in this case. I think it is the novelty that first drew my attention, but the complexity and depth thereof has created an interest within myself for this kind of music. I felt awful that someone had written something so hateful in the comments, and felt I should set the record straight. I have shown this recording to many professional musicians who I deeply respect and they have all praised the composer and the players, and rightly so. Anyway, this quintet felt like a kaleidoscope. As I was whisked away into this new landscape, I felt as if I could see complex patterns, and examining things closer, going forwards in time, has shown that things are only getting increasingly complex. But the piece also has a more practical aspect to it. I can almost hear the icy winter wind whooshing past in certain cases, and the frantic moments of someone figuring trying to figure out the answer to something, like a crime. Incredible how much meaning music can give us. And inspiration, too. Maybe I can get my hands on a copy of this quintet and play it at my school for something!

[@1MrZackdaddy]

Nothing very special here. Music seems very derivative, almost ' ricky-ticky' old fashioned.

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

Considering that Joan Tower began composing atonal music, using _serialism,_ I'd say that her use of _minimalism_ here is real progress !