[LAU] OT: talent and craftsmanship [was: Re: OT: Dub Fx]

[david]

Lorenzo wrote:
> Hi,
>>> And even though a lot of comments mention that this guy has talent I oppose to
>>> that. This is a good example of craftsmanship, not talent.
>>>      
> Without entering the debate about the posted video (I guess everyone 
> have their own tastes in music) I would like to object to an underlying 
> concept expressed here that 'talent' is in contrast with 'craftsmanship' 
> which recalls certain commonplace ideas where there is on the one side 
> talent, 'artistic genius' and similer and on the other hand 'daily 
> work', craft. I think there are many examples of artists who were/are 
> great craftsmen without that implying they had no talent or that they 
> weren't even geniuses. A good craftsman can be a real genius: an example 
> which comes straight to my mind is Bach :)

Sorry, J. S. Bach was both. His sons were only good craftsmen angry 
because they couldn't make music as great as their dad's. ;-)

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David
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