Re: busking-(classical pianist breaking the rules)

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

shes truly amazing:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/30/60minutes/main2220358.shtml

I just saw her on TV a couple of days ago she just
calls up to the audience and says "somebody give me a
tune sing me a melody please" and starts improvisng an
amazing piece of work with it.She was also jaming bach
mixing it up with jazz as well as other classical
compositions with salsa grooves!
cheers
Luis




--- kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com wrote:

> Quoting samba - <sambacomet@hotmail.com>:
> 
> > Just cause somone is a virtuoso instrumentalist
> doesn't mean
> > they know how to busk.
> 
> ... or even can hold down a job.  I know of many
> highly trained  
> classical organists who are unable to hold down
> steady church jobs  
> because they are insensitive to the desires of their
> church-employers.
> 
> > Classical repertoire requires steady attention
> > and not distractions.Not apporpriate to the venue
> when busking.
> 
> This is true just about anywhere.  Classical music,
> particularly the  
> works of Johann Sebastian Bach, are demanding works
> for both  
> performers AND listeners.  Bach's music possesses
> what I call an  
> "intrusion factor" -- except for the most cerebral
> music (such as "The  
> Musical Offering") most of it is too strident to
> have in the  
> background.  Although Bach's music is recognised in
> many circles as  
> the epitome of church music, if I played a Bach
> Fugue as a prelude in  
> my church I would be tarred and feathered.
> 
> People have expectations.  In some churches, people
> may expect to hear  
> major works before church.  In others, people want
> to socialize. At  
> still others (like the church I play at), people
> want it quiet.
> 
> > What is
> > appropriate is stuff that is very rhythmic,can be
> enjoyed while not a t
> > center of attention,is dynamic enough to grab
> attaention,etc.
> 
> Worded a different way -- the music doesn't demand
> attention yet, for  
> those that choose to pay attention, there is
> something there worth  
> listening to.  Most musicians and many great
> composers worked under  
> constraints.  Indeed, it is possible to create
> create music while  
> working under severe constraints.
> 
> > I highly
> > reccomend busking for anyone who hasn't done it.
> It's a great way to
> > learn about musical communication.
> 
> I think it would be fun.  Playing the pipe organ
> doesn't lend itself  
> to busking.  With electronic instruments
> (synthesizer, theremin) there  
> would be logistical issues with moving the equipment
> and finding an  
> a/c power source.
> 
> A friend of mine went out in Manhatten one day with
> a small (battery  
> powered) Theremin and amplifier.  He reported that
> crowds gathered  
> when he played Beatles songs and scattered as soon
> as he played  
> something classical.  His solution was simple...
> when no one was  
> around, he played classical to entertain himself and
> as soon as people  
> were within earshot he played tunes with which
> people were familiar.
> 
> Another point, well-taken, is that people were on
> their commutes to  
> work and most of them probably were running on tight
> schedules.  To do  
> this experiment in a park or a district where street
> performers are  
> part of the draw might have yielded a different
> result.
> 
> -- Kevin
> 
> 


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