WTF♯?
Chopin writes “enforced” listening moments into the piece–strangely arresting moments, like that F♯ held, alone, then heard against an astringent dissonance, then heard alone again, then heard against the “correct” dissonance…
It’s becoming harder to find time to check my ever growing list of bookmarks, but Bobulate is one of the blogs I actually set aside time for. Each post is thoughtful, well written, and never feels as though it’s longer than it should be. One of the recent posts I’ve found interesting links back to the blog of a concert pianist, who goes on to describe the music of Chopin. I found the quote above relevant for a few different reasons, but I thought Liz Danico brought up an interesting consideration regarding design.
As designers, for all the simplicity we intend in our work, for all the intentional moments we craft, what enforced listening moments are we creating? What rhythms are we designing? Where’s the F♯?