Re: Gifted Musicians?
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:04 pm
I don't know it this hits the nail on the head or not but after giving it some thought I'm not sure reading music is the equivalent of tracing over a painting. I wonder if the equivalent would be someone looking at the score for Recuerdos de la Alahambra and writing it out exactly as Tarrega did. To just write someone else's score out note for note, rhythm for rhythm, etc would be even more futile than just tracing over the Mona Lisa. Some people may actually have musical minds that are sophisticated enough to know what Recuerdos would sound like just by looking at the score but you can bet they're few and far between. Most would need to hear it played by an artist to fully understand and appreciate it. It's almost like comparing apples and oranges when comparing the visual and performing arts.
Another way to look at it could be that music needs to be recreated while the visual arts don't. The Mona Lisa is probably hanging on a wall in somewhere years after it was created. On the other hand Segovia could have recreated Recuerdos de la Alhambra in South America while Chet was recreating it in Asia. In that regard the performing arts could be said to be more portable.
Just some thoughts on the subject.
Another way to look at it could be that music needs to be recreated while the visual arts don't. The Mona Lisa is probably hanging on a wall in somewhere years after it was created. On the other hand Segovia could have recreated Recuerdos de la Alhambra in South America while Chet was recreating it in Asia. In that regard the performing arts could be said to be more portable.
Just some thoughts on the subject.