Re: Pro composition/scoring (Re: PrePrepared vs. Improvisational Live Looping Performances)

["Ricky Graham" <rock.guitar.guru@binternet.com>]

 A person doesn't chose to work
> with composing because he/she can't play!

I'm not sure that it is necessary for me to clarify, but I will anyway. I 
was not at any point suggesting that, Per. I most certainly was not trying 
to tar all with any brush. I am a fan of many composers and their 
compositional techniques and I most certainly agree that a composer can 
regard an ensemble as their "instrument." However, I am simply not a fan 
of 
the parochial that do not realise that without the performer, they would 
have no one to realise their work.

 But when working with a real
> ensemble you are also able to take advantage of using this cool
> parameter called "musician's interpretation".

Exactly my point. A very cool parameter that can would seem to be 
disregarded by many a composer. Again, not saying that this is the case 
for 
everyone.

Let me be clear that I am speaking about a minority of negative instances 
within a tradional realm of composition. I am in no way anti-score. :) No, 
Sir. Not me.

Ricky