On 10.01.2007, at 16:51, Julian Rohrhuber wrote:
>> On 10.01.2007, at 14:18, thor wrote:
>>
>>> But do you think there is a difference in that the
>>> instrumentalist, when playing
>>> with his/her ensamble/group, is extremely concentrated on the music
>>> and not on the tool/instrument he/she is using when making the
>>> music?
>>>
>>>
>>> The performer coding away on the computer has to get into the
>>> algorithm
>>> and stop concentrating on the music while typing. It seems like
>>> an oscillation
>>> between being immersed in the music and the abstract machine.
>>>
>>
>>
>> i don't believe this. musicians learn to sight-read and perform
>> very complex tasks. just appearing on a stage and be in focus
>> must hinder the concentration. they still can create wonderful
>> and engaged music.
>> thor - it sounds to me like you have a romantic ideal about
>> 'feeling' the music. like [jazz]musicians closing their eyes and
>> lets the music/inspiration/vibe take over. that stinks i
>> think ;-) performance is labour, skill, self exposition and cheap
>> tricks.
>
> Would you say this counts only for music performance or also for
> performance art ? What makes the difference between the two
> connotations of "performance" in terms of live coding?
i see live coding as performance art. the artist(s) provoke and
involve the audience, make statements that confuse or muse. just
happens that for many of us here there's a dac involved.
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