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> The gifted learn to play magnificent Mozart melodies, but rarely compose their own original scores. Performing music and writing music are really very differ
by hellofunk 9y ago
> The gifted learn to play magnificent Mozart melodies, but rarely compose their own original scores.
Performing music and writing music are really very different art forms. I'm surprised this NY Times author has conflated the two. Writing music is not the next step after learning to play music.
- cardamomo 9y agoWithin the Western classical music academy, these indeed are currently quite separate. That is not universal to all musical traditions.