Miniaturization doesn't have to be all bad. I read a great little interview once with Brian Eno about making the startup sound for Windows 95. For him, miniaturization was a challenge that shook loose new ideas.
But then, not everyone can be Eno. And more to your point: his miniatures (or Bach's or Jimmy Giuffre's) exist in the context of…
Miniaturization doesn't have to be all bad. I read a great little interview once with Brian Eno about making the startup sound for Windows 95. For him, miniaturization was a challenge that shook loose new ideas.
But then, not everyone can be Eno. And more to your point: his miniatures (or Bach's or Jimmy Giuffre's) exist in the context of longer form works. Scale can only have an impact when there's enough variety for it to be meaningful.
Miniaturization doesn't have to be all bad. I read a great little interview once with Brian Eno about making the startup sound for Windows 95. For him, miniaturization was a challenge that shook loose new ideas.
But then, not everyone can be Eno. And more to your point: his miniatures (or Bach's or Jimmy Giuffre's) exist in the context of longer form works. Scale can only have an impact when there's enough variety for it to be meaningful.