Re: [LAU] Paul Hindemith says hello

From: Peder Hedlund <peder@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Jun 24 2009 - 11:24:56 EEST

Quoting Paul Davis <paul@email-addr-hidden>:

> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM, nescivi<nescivi@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> so much contemporary music is all based entirely
> "in the head" because you simply don't need a body to play it - in
> some cases, a body *cannot* play it! its not the virtuosic skill that
> goes missing - i can live without that. what we lose is the
> kinesthetic experience that lends extra meaning, direction and ideas
> to a performer/composer's work, even without them being particularly
> aware of it.

To quote (from memory) Frank Zappa when asked if he preferred the
Synclavier or the live band :
"On one hand the machine doesn't get hungover or bored and plays every
note exactly as written. On the other hand it doesn't say 'We're
Ethel' at exactly the "wrong" time..."
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