tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post5585379201325882468..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: More Thoughts about New MusicElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-15492627992310951792011-02-03T14:06:39.320-06:002011-02-03T14:06:39.320-06:00Being able to work with musicians allows the proce...Being able to work with musicians allows the process of composing to be a dialog, and I believe that when the dialog is a vital one, the act of performing a piece brings the audience into the conversation--even when the composer and the people that he or she wrote music for are no longer living.<br /><br />Consider the music of Clara and Robert (and don't forget Johannes)! Think of Mozart and Leutgeb!Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-89405479768322473142011-02-03T11:18:22.616-06:002011-02-03T11:18:22.616-06:00You were fortunate to have had such exposure to a...You were fortunate to have had such exposure to a broad spectrum of music. It shows in your marvelous work.<br /><br />Personally, I find tremendous satisfaction in playing a composition that has been tailor-made. It almost feels like being a midwife to the birthing process. And I delight in playing music created the "old-fashioned" way.Marjorie Kransberg-Talvihttp://mktalvi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com