24 Jun
2009
24 Jun
'09
6:25 a.m.
Quoting Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com>om>:
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM,
nescivi<nescivi(a)gmail.com> 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..."