David McMullin on Nostr: npub10csf3…j5prq To me, improvisation is a kind of composition, with advantages as ...
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To me, improvisation is a kind of composition, with advantages as well as disadvantages compared to the written kind. (I wrote a paper about this in grad school long ago.) It’s certainly not lower, and to me it’s a more impressive achievement when it’s really done well. I’m better at writing because I’m not a great player. Composing lets me make music that I can imagine but can’t play myself.
To me, improvisation is a kind of composition, with advantages as well as disadvantages compared to the written kind. (I wrote a paper about this in grad school long ago.) It’s certainly not lower, and to me it’s a more impressive achievement when it’s really done well. I’m better at writing because I’m not a great player. Composing lets me make music that I can imagine but can’t play myself.