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Re: [idm] datach'i/ Gamelan/ Oval
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Ed Hall wrote:
quoted 2 lines Electronic music eliminates the player, while improvisational music eliminates the> Electronic music eliminates the player, while improvisational music eliminates the > composer.
Improvisation is instant composition. As long as one's playing some sort of "instrument" and one's making conscious decisions about what one's playing, one is composing. Composition comes _out of_ improvisation. There really is no such thing as free improvisation. Even the freest of improvisers have "licks". And recordings of improvised music tend to become more like compositions to the listener if listened to repeatedly. I realize I'm taking your statement a bit out of contest. Andrei --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org