Re: [linux-audio-user] Thesis: Playing and making music

From: Dave Phillips <dlphillips@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Dec 10 2006 - 18:46:18 EET

Chris McCormick wrote:

>If you can call a virtuoso a genius, I beleive that the people who compete in some games
>on an international level must be called the same. If you have ever
>watch a master playing Quake3 you will know that this is true. Sergei
>Rachmaninoff eat your heart out!
>
>
Why would I call a virtuoso a genius ? A phenomenal level of practiced
mechanical or gymnastic ability doesn't represent genius to me. YMMV.

See Chernoff's "African Music And African Sensibility" for some
enlightening commentary re: musical virtuosity.

Best,

dp
Received on Tue Dec 12 00:15:30 2006

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