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Why pianists wont write their own song?
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| noicuc |
I have seen Lang Lang , Yundi Li , Richard Clayderman , that old guy , blah blah playing the piano..
And many of this guys plays other composer's song , very well , but have you guys ever wondered why pianists like those listed wont write their own songs?
Maybe its because they cant? ..
I mean hey , even most DJs write their own song (Or produce their own song , if you want it that way) , so at least their mixes's tracklist have their name on it.. |
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| goodtime |
| who cares. If they play that well, why write. Dj's have to write their own song because its a recorded medium and if they dont they have no credibility at all. Pianists are different, they perform every note. |
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| noicuc |
Well wouldn't it a bit gay..
I mean , you dont do the thinking .. You weren't involved in making the song possible.. |
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| goodtime |
| Does playing mean not thinking, does it really? |
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| noicuc |
I take back the part on thinking...
But what about being creative? |
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| SMC |
| Perhaps they are so immersed in their traditions that they would find it hard to distill something unique and individual enough to be worth any time and attention. |
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| goodtime |
| Maybe thats it but it also feels good to be immeresed in tradition, a feeling of safety, and a sanctuary for the soul. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
People immersed in the classical tradition generally have a very high standard for what constitutes something worth playing or worth showing to other people. If you spend all day playing Beethoven, Bach, or Brahms, anything you might compose tends to seem pretty paltry and elementary by comparison. Unless you actually are the equal of those composers, of course.
On the other hand, people who grow up immersed in pop will generally whip something right up and show it to as many people as they can, often without any compositional or even instrumental training whatever.
:p |
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| goodtime |
| What Mr Jingle is saying is, there are a few noble musicians out there who make music for music sake. They are decendents of the aristocracy, but sometimes, and rarely they emerge amidst povery. These luminaries are above and beyond Abova and Beyond, and this order is determined by the ability to interpret the great masters, not by the ability to set a good level for your synths. There is a lot of snobbery involved, and the elite musicians Mr Jingle is talkinga about will not allow there inner ear to be tormented by the savage machinery of modern music. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
LOL! No. I know plenty of classical musicians who love pop music. They're not snobs. My point is that a lot of them simply have higher standards for what constitutes good composition, which is why many of them don't compose, as they feel they can't meet that standard.
In the classical tradition, composition is treated as part of a different skill set than simply playing, and it's assumed automatically that even most people who are very good instrumentalists will not be very good composers. It's just a different mentality. |
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| trancesept |
only good composers can analyze well; so whether pianists or whatever instrumentalist have that ability or not, only those who can critically think about any piece of music, good or bad, and conductively reason what would make a written song good and what would make it a blunder.
the creative process is somewhat adlibbed; given a rhythm, subject, musical idea, or chord progression, what would best compliment the harmony? or the melody?
on top of all this, composers are better talented the more and more they put the effort into it, at the same time trying at their limit to innovate their style.
a true music lover would ask himself, why listen to other peoples music if i can make my own?
sure you can dish out money for top gourmet songs
but me, i like the sound of home-cookin <3 |
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| Subtle |
| Because their whole training consists of copying and playing other peoples pieces, they dont actually learn to write. |
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