Comments on: The Art of Talent: Evgeny Kissin http://comparativeblogging.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/the-art-of-talent-evgeny-kissin/ continuing the discussion about what art is and what it does Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David Thomas http://comparativeblogging.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/the-art-of-talent-evgeny-kissin/#comment-125 David Thomas Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://comparativeblogging.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-125 It is dangerous to conflate music with other art forms since a composition requires performance. Chopin's etudes are only ink on paper until they are performed and all you need to do is here a piano roll performance of a piece and then compare that to a pianist to realize instantly what the performer is contributing. A music teacher of mine used to say that the composer and the performer are two halves of a whole. I am not so sure about other art forms and their respective dependence on a susequent act, like reading the novel. It seems to me that this relationship between creator and performer varies by genre. Cheers It is dangerous to conflate music with other art forms since a composition requires performance. Chopin’s etudes are only ink on paper until they are performed and all you need to do is here a piano roll performance of a piece and then compare that to a pianist to realize instantly what the performer is contributing. A music teacher of mine used to say that the composer and the performer are two halves of a whole. I am not so sure about other art forms and their respective dependence on a susequent act, like reading the novel. It seems to me that this relationship between creator and performer varies by genre.

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