Once you release your creation to the world , the world has the prerogative to it's oun interpretation, i would think.
mando On Nov 16, 2008, at 7:24 AM, GEOFF CREALOCK wrote: > William: For my money, if a composer has completed a piece of > music, has it performed and your conclusion after hearing it is: > "Well, what skill and technique!" I would expect the composer to be > disappointed. His music has not reached you, made a difference to > you. The performer might be pleased but I would agree with Chris > about your missing of the music (which is surely the point of the > effort). > re discourse: He WAS the final word in October. I'm not sure who it > is this month. > Geoff C >> From: William Conger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: recognition of skill >> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:39:00 -0800 (PST) >> >> 1st sentence. Nonsense. >> >> >> >> Last sentence. I didn't know that Miller was the final word re art >> discourse. >> >> WC >> >> >> --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > From: Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Subject: recognition of skill >> > To: [email protected] >> > Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 9:46 AM >> > Miller's Theory of musical performance: If the first >> > thing you remember is >> > the performer's skill or body movement -- the >> > performer has failed to deliver >> > the music (at least as far as you are concerned) >> > >> > But regarding skill -- yes, of course it's >> > "dangerous to compare the arts" >> > >> > Does Classical music require great skill and the >> > educational support system >> > to achieve it ? Yes --- definitely. >> > >> > And what about Contemporary Visual Art ? >> > >> > Absolutely not. >> > >> > Skill is not only irrelevent -- it's counter productive >> > to advancing the >> > discourse. >> > >> > Thank goodness our leading educational institutions focus >> > on art theory and >> > art business! >> > >> > (I apologize for turning sarcastic -- but Michael does it >> > so often, I'm afraid >> > it's a bit contagious) >> > >> > >> > ************************* >> > >> > I know it's dangerous to compare the arts, but today I >> > heard the astonishing >> > pianist, Simon Trpceski. I saw his hands move like >> > birds' wings. I saw his >> > body sway and lean and sweat as though posessed as he >> > played Tchaikovsky. As >> > Pollock once retorted that he "was nature" so did >> > Trpceski seem to be the >> > music. And his genius comes alive through skill. What >> > could he do without his >> > skill? He might lean and sway but he would not play as he >> > does...and bring >> > the whole audience to its feet for more than ten minutes of >> > applause and >> > cheers. What do we make of this when we see the visual >> > arts purposely >> > "deskilled" >> > today? When we routinely dismiss skill as being the least >> > of the aesthetic >> > concerns what are we doing? >> > >> > I don't know. Although "for every loss there is a >> > gain" there is no guarantee >> > that they are equal. >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________ >> > Click to become an artist and quit your boring job. >> > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/ >> PnY6rc1hFdUZKVIk2ukIcle4i3Jwsp >> > qiYcQHMNeM03bin1aCKn3aU/
