[LAU] Paul Hindemith says hello

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:33:00AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Fons Adriaensen<fons at kokkinizita.net> wrote:
> > He's not saying that musical creation should be restricted to a
> > small number of predetermined people. But de facto, like all
> > artistic endeavour, it is a minority activity, We may all be
> > potential great composers or artists, but most of us do not
> > exploit that potential, just look around. Maybe 10% of the
> > population is capable of producing anything that would be
> > regarded by the remaining 90% as music they'd want to listen to.
> > Less than 1% could do something that would survive a generation
> > and become part of music history,
> 
> Although I don't disagree with anything you've written here Fons, I
> feel compelled to note that there is a purpose to artistic creation
> that has nothing to do with creation "for others". When we encourage
> children to paint or make music, we are not doing so because we
> believe that their work will have meaning for others or illuminate
> some aspect of the human condition. At least, that wasn't why I
> encouraged my daughter to do so, and its not why I encourage her now
> with her cello playing.

I couldn't agree more - the educational and self-development value
of making music (or doing other arts) is beyond question. And it
can also be very enjoyable and something you share with others.

Ciao,

-- 
FA

Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia è troppo stretta e lunga.