New Signature

[Joe_Campbell]

Without drawing un-needed attention towards my signature in the 'real' forums, I thought I'd give it an introduction here:

"For those who expect to find passionate emotion in music, a new fervour, for those with open minds, the music of Messiaen is an unhoped-for source of nourishment in our age. For those who hope for an art of musical games, who only have a taste for the ingenuity of forms, Messiaen could well appear treacherous, such is the vehemence with which he proclaims – in a singularly effective way – the right of music to express violent emotions, the vehicle for a blazing inner life."
- Yves Baudrier

Though I don't necessarily find all of Messiaen's music and ideas attractive, I can't help but feel compelled towards him with this quote, and the re-affirmation that music doesn't just have to express nice, beautiful things, a revelation perhaps only reaching its ultimate conclusion in the 20th century.

edit - nevermind...I can't fit a quote this long as a signature