quoted 15 lines mozart did not play all the instruments he wrote music for, or at least i> mozart did not play all the instruments he wrote music for, or at least i
> dont think so. he composed, using a piano, he then transcribed his piano
> compositions onto paper, and expanded it to other instruments. mozart was
> a genius, he could sequence in his head. if we could all do that
> sequencing programs would be pointless. alas, we cannot, so they are not.
> i dont think its the sounds that come out of computers that define the
> electronic music genre (whatever that is), but what the computers can do
> with sounds, e.g. new matmos. imho computers and other electronic such
> electronic devices are composition tools, and electronic musicians are
> first and foremost composers. only a select few can both play the
> instruments and compose them, e.g. squarepusher. now im rambling, but
> this is a debate that tends to get people all in a hissy about whats
> "real" and whats not, which all comes down to personal preference, which
> is what this list is all about, so i guess what im saying is that THANK
> YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS AND NOT HOW OLD YOU ARE!
Mozart could certainly sequence in his head.. but he wrote it down on
manuscript.. like we do when we record our head music ideas onto a
computer.. then play them through.. add to them etc etc. That¹s what I hope
I am doing when I use ProTools (my prefered medium for manipulation..)
although because of the degree course I am doing I also have to use the more
traditional pen and paper (manuscript and electro acoustic style score
depiction) Now beethoven was a total genius to me, as he could only imagine
what the music sounded like.. as he slowly became stone deaf.
A lot of my "classical music" composer friends get jealous of what I do and
say that the art of electronic music is like being a painter.. you have an
unlimited canvas of sounds... whereas its like they're using only primary
colours, wether its an orchestra or a wind quintet. Obviously we all know
we are limited by the technology we have and can afford.. and our ability to
get beyond those pre set sounds / effects.
It's really difficult doing these comparisons between "classical" music and
"electronic" music as much of the classical medium feel that people mean
jack shit if they haven't gone to a conservatoire.. and vice versa. I know
this is changing, but still..
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