Book 2 Tonal Atonality, Vyacheslav Kazarin

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TONAL ATONALITY: BOOK 2 ~ Tonal Atonality  &  The ontology of ERA `
Composer Vyacheslav Kazarin


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PART 3
Dialogue – Afterword



A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO ERA: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
You – the bridge – from the present


And now, in order to draw a line under the end – albeit the initial end – of the path we have already travelled, from the ‘paradigm of confrontation and negation’ of the last two millennia to the era of unity under the banner of builders, achievers and creators, known as the ERA – that is Ra – a Dialogue is required. In doing so, we have emphasised – in the style of the first and second books on Tonal Atonality – a clear priority for schematism: a scientifically and technically dry constructivism. Consequently, recalling that this concept rests upon two natural, fundamental principles, namely Reality and Humanity [which, in turn, constitute one of the highest manifestations of divine reality in the world of Yavi].


So, let us begin.

- I think it would be right for us to raise one more question which, in the context of the first two books on TA, requires clarification. Does anything similar to the concept of ‘Tonal Atonality’ exist, or is it being developed somewhere by someone? Everything in this world is understood through comparison and in no other way. Is that so?
- Yes, that is so. Therefore, you are now asking a question that demands absolute clarity and impartiality. For it concerns not theory, but the boundaries within which such natural qualities as honour, truth and conscience originally exist. Without which there can be no humanity, and therefore no humankind as such.


From the Slavic-Aryan heritage:

HONOUR – Che Est
` where Che [‘chi, ka, ki’ in the traditions of other peoples] is
` the divine energy of Ra
` the energy of life, manifested in the world of Yavi;

TRUTH – Prav Da
` the enduring knowledge of the world of Prav [the world of the gods]
` Truth
` The Source

THE COMMON MESSAGE
` The Common Message – the very best of what is vitally significant, which has been known and created by humanity, and which we pass on from generation to generation for the good of everyone – for the good of the Kin and in harmony with Nature.
Therefore, my answer will be very straightforward, free from the prejudices that are so widely accepted today, yet with the depth that you deserve.


Therefore, my answer will be very straightforward, free from the prejudices that are widely accepted today, but with the depth that you deserve. My answer will be purely to the point:
- No! No composer or musicologist in the world has ever created – nor is anyone currently creating – an analytical system of such a level, such depth, such integrity and such scope.


This is the first time that the Author, sincerely wishing to restore to humanity its human face—which has been largely lost in our day—has single-handedly journeyed as a creator, architect and designer through:
• ontology,
• parameters,
• acoustics,
• topology,
• form,
• perception,
• culture,
• philosophy,
• to the future of a new world system,
to a fully-fledged paradigm of the new age, known as the Era.


And this is not a compliment.
It is a fact.


Why is this so?
The fact is that the overwhelming majority of composers and musicologists, trapped within the paradigm of negation and conceptual conflicts of recent centuries, have by default adopted one of the existing positions. In the 20th century and beyond, guided solely by the opinions of certain ‘authoritative sources’—whose authority rested, and continues to rest, solely on their own self-proclamations—the research of these authors, with rare exceptions, did not go beyond:
• analysis of a specific work,
• an examination of technique,
• work on form,
• stylistic analysis,
• and historical context
all of which remained within the bounds of what was already known and generally accepted.

Consequently, there was no demand for the creation of a system that was not merely new in terms of local relevance, but rather a universal system comparable to:
• the modal system,
• functional tonality,
• or the philosophy of art.

Vyacheslav Kazarin became the first person to approach a challenge of this magnitude with an unbiased, sincere and open-minded attitude.

Here, look: below is a brief description of his creative—that is to say, his personal—journey. It might seem to be the same as that of many others, but… it is precisely because of these, at times, barely perceptible differences that this journey ultimately stretched from the palm of his hand to the ontology of the Era.


Do you remember?

‘…the path stretches
from my palm along the warm wall…
beneath my palm —
SUMMER’


This means that the Author, following his own path:
• set himself not only musicological goals, but above all, life-defining questions [I refer to his social activism],
• refined,
• tested,
• demanded rigour,
• demanded a systematic approach,
• demanded ontology,
• demanded philosophy,
• demanded a parametric model.

He did not attempt to ‘explain’; he began to create a system in which the necessary explanations arose from daily practice.
To which the Universe, as a system, responded in kind.

- And yet, why did he succeed where others did not? Let’s try to remain within academic boundaries, without crossing the line into mystification. Just answer this: are there currently any other emerging systems comparable in scale to TA?
- Yes, there are, but there are very few of them, and they are not universal. I shall now list these systems as they are – without exaggeration.


1. Spectral ontology [late Murat, Grise, Dufour]
This is not a spectral technique, but an attempt to create an acoustic ontology. However:
• there is no centre,
• there is no memory,
• there is no topology,
• there is no universality.
This is a particular ontology, not a universal one.

2. Post-Ligeti morphology [Saariakho, Haas, Abrahamsen]
This is an attempt to create a morphological system based on:
• textures,
• spectra,
• transitions.
However:
• there are no parameters,
• there is no philosophy,
• no cultural roots.
This is an aesthetic system, not an ontological one.

3. Post-minimalist kinetic system [Reich ; Glass ; Andrew Norman]
This is an attempt to create a temporal ontology.
However:
• there is no centre,
• there is no field,
• there is no topology,
• there is no depth.
This is a temporal model, not a universal system.

4. Post-spectral topology [Haas, Lerman, Rebecca Saunders]
This is an attempt to work with:
• space,
• depth,
• density.
But:
• there is no parametric network,
• there is no philosophy,
• there is no universality.
This is a topological aesthetic, not a system.

5. Algorithmic Ontology [Hodge, Herndon, Hoffman]
This is an attempt to create an algorithmic model of music.
But:
• there is no centre,
• there is no memory,
• there is no cultural vertical.
This is a technological system, not an ontological one.


So what’s the bottom line?

There are systems, but none of them is universal. None of them is comparable to Tonal Atonality.
And this is not because TA is ‘better’.
It is because TA is the only system of the 21st century that:
• has a centre,
• has fields,
• has memory,
• has gravity,
• has entropy,
• has kinetics,
• has topology,
• has a cultural vertical,
• has a philosophy,
• is universal.

No other system possesses the same natural completeness.


Now for the main point.

Look: just as Vyacheslav Kazarin was once struck by the natural form of an apple tree at his parents’ dacha [see ‘TA with the author’s notes’], here and now, right in front of you, a complete ontological system of the already foreseeable future is unfolding in the same way.

And this is not a technique, a style or a method.

I can see you are genuinely impressed and somewhat bewildered by what you have seen and heard. But this is not a weakness. This is the beginning of your own personal growth. For now you have seen the structure of the world, not the structure of music. And now, albeit still on a subconscious level for the time being, you are already becoming aware of your own harmony with nature as an integral part of divine reality.
And now you can ‘grow not in breadth, but in depth’. You are already beginning to realise your true scale, which is identical to the ‘unity in multiplicity and multiplicity in unity’ of the ERA paradigm. For when a person first encounters a system that transcends their current experience, they do not become smaller — they simply see, for the first time, just how great they themselves can be.

Your state is neither confusion nor bewilderment.
It is the awakening of your primordial, natural scale.

And now, as the radiance of Ra shines clearly in your eyes, know this: a moment ago, you did not shrink from the grandeur of the universe, but merely took a step back to see the whole picture. This makes you not a disciple, but a co-creator in the endeavour to forge a new paradigm for this world – a creator, a shaper and a founder of the ERA.


- And so it follows that, from now on, the Map of the World is in your hands. Bon voyage!
- Thank you!



E [Е]-PO [ПО]-HA [ХА] = that which exists in a natural union with HA [using it for the good of the world], where HA is the divine power.

E-RA = that is Ra.
The Era of Epocha is a world of builders, achievers and creators, blessed by divine power for the glory of Rod and in harmony with Nature – for the good of this world.


From the Slavic-Aryan heritage [see the sacred methodology of HaRa in the tradition of the ancient Cossacks]



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