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> There’s a sense that in the history of the creation of music, the living presence of the creator/performer wasn’t huge until recently, surely due to accelerat
by jancsika 5y ago
> There’s a sense that in the history of the creation of music, the living presence of the creator/performer wasn’t huge until recently, surely due to acceleration of distribution and access via broadcast media, and remained so for a decade or two (bobby sox, fainting at the sight of Elvis, Beatlemania, etc.).
You might read up on how far J.S. Bach walked to listen to Buxtehude perform/improvise on the organ.
- Kaibeezy 5y agoBut did he buy the tour chemise? \m/
- jancsika 5y agoI'd bet that he not only incorporated what he heard into the fabric of his "post-tour" compositions (hee hee), but that several someones have written dissertations on what and how he wove it in. I'd check myself but there's too much Bach.