On Jan 24, 2008, at 5:29 PM, howard posner wrote: > On Jan 24, 2008, at 2:20 PM, David Rastall wrote: > >> Here's another idea to throw into the mix: if one is not capable of >> self-expression, how can one ever do justice to a work of such genius >> as Forlorn Hope? > > Hey, I am perfectly capable of self-expression, but I'd need extra > fingers on my left hand to do justice to Forlorne Hope.
No, no, you misunderstand me. I wasn't trying to insult you, Howard. I meant simply that in my view music making is all about self-expression. Study of a work, or note-perfect concert-hall hacking are not going to get us there alone. "Not capable" was a bad choice of words, sorry about that...but in my view we have to be willing to put our creative asses on the line, up there on the stage, or with the video lens staring us in the face, or whatever, take the chance...or we will never plumb the depths of composers like Dowland. Just my view. I have known many musicians over the years who were completely incapable of self-expression, including blues players. I guess I was simply saying that self-expression is the one element of music making that we cannot do without, especially in dealing with the great composers. DR [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
