Re: Yes! Judaism: A HEADNOTE

[BlackMonk <BlackMonk...>]

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From: "I. Oppenheim" <i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: Yes! Judaism: A HEADNOTE


> > > With what do you not agree? That you first have to
> > > master the material before you can rise above it?
> >
> > That's one. Or are you really saying that the only
> > good artists are the versatile, technically
> > profiicent ones?
>
> No, on the contrary. A basic technical ability is only
> the starting point (As a singer once put it: If I had
> no technique, I could only weep). It is a thorough
> understanding of the musical content that is essential
> for being able to express it in an interesting way.

What is the "basic technical ability?" What is the "understanding of the
musical content?"

Go back to the examples I gave. All three muscians were brilliant
innovators. All three were arguably deficient in one or the other of those
two areas in comparision to other, lesser musicians.

>
> > Or
> > > that artistry is earned, not claimed?
> > >
> >
> > And just who is the official judge of who has or
> > hasn't earned the title of "artist."
>
> That is your audience, I would say.
>
>

Then Britney Spears is probably more of an artist than 90% of the people
either of us listen to.

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