[Fmpro] Can Composers Perform?

[Eric Goetz]

On Jan 9, 2008 9:31 AM, Sitora Torae <sitora02 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> it is very interesting discussion and I would like to share my view point
> as well.
>  I think composer is a musician first of all. I don't believe in "purely"
> intellectual approach to writing music unless if you're just following a
> certain structure. One doesn't need to  perform own piece but totally being
> involved in the process of interpretation is important. Of course performing
> your own work is more satisfying. All I want to say is I don't believe in
> separation of composer and performer.
>

What about Berlioz?  That guy couldn't even play an instrument, but he wrote
some great symphonic works that were very influential and are still very
popular today (and have been used in films).  Maybe he was a conductor,
though, I'm not sure.

Eric



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