Comments for David MacDonald, composer http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Can we ease up on Emily White a little bit? by MT-Headed Blog » Blog Archive » Digital Music Battle Royale: Reax & Roundup http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/can-we-ease-up-on-emily-white-a-little-bit/comment-page-1#comment-427 MT-Headed Blog » Blog Archive » Digital Music Battle Royale: Reax & Roundup Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:01:06 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=544#comment-427 [...] “Can we ease up on Emily White a little bit?” — by David MacDonald (Another former classmate. I knew he’d chime in on this – and from this perspective – and that’s part of the reason I held off from posting this until now.) [...] [...] “Can we ease up on Emily White a little bit?” — by David MacDonald (Another former classmate. I knew he’d chime in on this – and from this perspective – and that’s part of the reason I held off from posting this until now.) [...]

]]> Comment on The Golijov Problem by colby http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/the-golijov-problem/comment-page-1#comment-294 colby Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:19:53 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=527#comment-294 Well done. I do think you owe a debt of gratitude to Golijov for making your job easier by not even having the intelligence to change the key of his copy. I have to say this is simply unbelievable in addition to being a piece of crap fine for the accordion, but idiotic sounding in a symphony orchestra. Well done. I do think you owe a debt of gratitude to Golijov for making your job easier by not even having the intelligence to change the key of his copy. I have to say this is simply unbelievable in addition to being a piece of crap fine for the accordion, but idiotic sounding in a symphony orchestra.

]]> Comment on The Golijov Problem by David MacDonald http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/the-golijov-problem/comment-page-1#comment-270 David MacDonald Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:48:33 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=527#comment-270 Glad you liked the video. I think you may be wrong about the definition of plagiarism, though. I'm a college professor. If one of my students copies the work of another student, it's plagiarism. It doesn't matter if Student A got permission from Student B. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize" rel="nofollow">Merriam and Webster agree with me.</a> We can haggle over the semantics (as a lover of words and language, I'm all too happy to do so), but the issue remains that this was work that was at best created collaboratively. One of the collaborators wasn't credited. That's a serious breech of artistic trust. Glad you liked the video. I think you may be wrong about the definition of plagiarism, though. I’m a college professor. If one of my students copies the work of another student, it’s plagiarism. It doesn’t matter if Student A got permission from Student B. Merriam and Webster agree with me.

We can haggle over the semantics (as a lover of words and language, I’m all too happy to do so), but the issue remains that this was work that was at best created collaboratively. One of the collaborators wasn’t credited. That’s a serious breech of artistic trust.

]]> Comment on The Golijov Problem by Billy Glad http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/the-golijov-problem/comment-page-1#comment-264 Billy Glad Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:06:49 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=527#comment-264 Sorry to be late to the party, but I think "plagiarism" does suggest something appropriated or taken without permission. As a non-musical person, I found your overlaying of the compositions extremely helpful. Thanks. Sorry to be late to the party, but I think “plagiarism” does suggest something appropriated or taken without permission. As a non-musical person, I found your overlaying of the compositions extremely helpful. Thanks.

]]> Comment on The Golijov Problem by David MacDonald http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/the-golijov-problem/comment-page-1#comment-224 David MacDonald Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:22:14 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=527#comment-224 Well, those people are wrong. He put his name on something that wasn't his. That's plagiarism whether you have permission from the original creator or not. Also, Golijov was commissioned to write an original work and he returned an arrangement. I think the indignation is justified. Well, those people are wrong. He put his name on something that wasn’t his. That’s plagiarism whether you have permission from the original creator or not. Also, Golijov was commissioned to write an original work and he returned an arrangement. I think the indignation is justified.

]]> Comment on The Golijov Problem by Andy SkinnerLopata http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/the-golijov-problem/comment-page-1#comment-207 Andy SkinnerLopata Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:35:16 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=527#comment-207 Actually, Ward-Bergeman <strong>was</strong> credited for the melody in the Sidereus program notes for the Eugene Symphony performance. Some take issue with the fact that Ward-Bergeman wasn't given credit for more than just the melody and that Golijov took was too much - no matter what permission he obtained. These are genuine issues for which opinions vary (see below) but given the facts, it does not appear that "plagiarism," "infringement," or "stealing," are accurate descriptions of what happened. Some do not agree that Golijov did anything improper. E.g., see: http://philipglass.typepad.com/glass_notes/2012/02/in-defense-of-osvaldo-golijov.html Actually, Ward-Bergeman was credited for the melody in the Sidereus program notes for the Eugene Symphony performance. Some take issue with the fact that Ward-Bergeman wasn’t given credit for more than just the melody and that Golijov took was too much – no matter what permission he obtained. These are genuine issues for which opinions vary (see below) but given the facts, it does not appear that “plagiarism,” “infringement,” or “stealing,” are accurate descriptions of what happened.

Some do not agree that Golijov did anything improper. E.g., see: http://philipglass.typepad.com/glass_notes/2012/02/in-defense-of-osvaldo-golijov.html

]]> Comment on Reliable Sources by David MacDonald http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/reliable-sources/comment-page-1#comment-156 David MacDonald Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:06:53 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=485#comment-156 I have not. Why do you ask? I have not. Why do you ask?

]]> Comment on Reliable Sources by John Doe http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/reliable-sources/comment-page-1#comment-155 John Doe Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:04:12 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=485#comment-155 Good afternoon to you. Have you composed music for any video games before? Good afternoon to you.
Have you composed music for any video games before?

]]> Comment on Reliable Sources by Music is Hard 24: Discovery | SoundNotion.tv http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/reliable-sources/comment-page-1#comment-152 Music is Hard 24: Discovery | SoundNotion.tv Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:10:41 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=485#comment-152 [...] Ted Gioia’s 100 Best CDs on 2011 Nonesuch Records Jstor David MacDonald – Reliable Sources Birtwistle – Secret Theater (on [...] [...] Ted Gioia’s 100 Best CDs on 2011 Nonesuch Records Jstor David MacDonald – Reliable Sources Birtwistle – Secret Theater (on [...]

]]> Comment on Word Up by Orwell Corollary » David MacDonald, composer http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/word-up/comment-page-1#comment-93 Orwell Corollary » David MacDonald, composer Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:08:25 +0000 http://davidmacdonaldmusic.com/?p=416#comment-93 [...] Word Up [...] [...] Word Up [...]

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