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James R. Coplin
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Fri May 30 16:54:40 CEST 2008
> some sounds, but doesn't cover a very wide range. Until we find new
> interfaces, electronic instruments will never be more than a piano with
> a strange sound.
What's wrong with this? Are you suggesting a piano lacks depth of
expression? Is the piano a soulless instrument? Ill suited to live
performance? Surely not...
The electronic keyboard already has far more dimensions of expression over a
piano. Aftertouch alone is a major expressive tool. Add in modwheels,
knobs, etc. and a keyboard should be far more expressive than a piano.
However, there is no single piece of electronic music I've ever heard that
moved me as much a Rachmaninoff piano concerto. In fact, the more
"expressive" and gesture based interfaces that get added, the less
expressive and emotive I find music. I think there is fundamental mistake
in thinking that gesture equates to musical expression. There is a physical
aspect to music to be sure, but gesture is more mechanical as regards music,
it is physical expression, not musical expression.
James R. Coplin
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