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My son is a composer, and he told me that he doesn't even need a keyboard any more, when he composes (he composes on paper, then transfers it to music notation
by gramie 2y ago
My son is a composer, and he told me that he doesn't even need a keyboard any more, when he composes (he composes on paper, then transfers it to music notation software when it's ready to distribute).
He also, sometimes, has a photographic memory for music. In university he had a listening test on a piece of classical music. He was able to visualize the score that he had studied when in high school, and identify the types and numbers of instruments.
- amatecha 2y agoNice, that's great! People who compose complex, lengthy pieces always impress me. It's such a cool skill, and there's something so transcendental about it, somehow.
- grugagag 2y agoIt’s probably like writing. Writing by hand to avoid distractions then import into editing software
- solumunus 2y agoWell yes, but doing that with writing requires no special ability. If you can’t generate music accurately in your head then this simply wouldn’t be an option for you.
- iancmceachern 2y agoHe can hear music he makes up in his head the same way many of us "talk" to ourselves
- cranberryturkey 2y agoits like how i know html.
- hilbert42 2y agoThere a story that when in Rome the young Mozart of 14 listened to Gregorio Allegri’s famous Miserere and afterwards wrote it down note for note from memory. The important point about this story is that the Church so revered the wonderful Miserere that it kept its score secret so it could only be performed in Rome, so Mozart had no other choice but to memorize it. Reputably, Mozart had perfect pitch and a phenomenal musical memory and he composed almost without corrections—a look at his handwritten scores and that's obvious, they're neat and near perfect. Your son is clearly one of those lucky people so gifted. _ FYI, if interested, here's a YouTube recording of what Mozart wrote down from memory (truly amazing if you ask me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDOENZediM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDOENZediM8
- littlestymaar 2y ago> the young Mozart of 14 listened You mean “Mozart in the middle of his career” at 14 ;) (he was already an international star for seven full years before he was 14)
- hilbert42 2y ago"You mean “Mozart in the middle of his career” at 14" Sorry. Yeah you're right. I recall when I got to the age of 35 he died at I asked myself what the hell have I done in my 35 years. The comparison was embarrassing (even now years later I still use that comparison).
- Novosell 2y agoSeems like a potentially unhealthy comparison.
- StefanBatory 2y agoBut a true one :/
- hilbert42 2y agoI don't reckon so, we know a great deal about Mozart and that he was incredibly productive throughout his working career which spanned 30 of his 35 years. Thanks to Köchel and others essentially Mozart's entire life's work is very well documented and that over those 30 years he produced about 626 musical works most of which are of the highest standard, and of those some rank as works of sheer genius, not only have they stood the test of time but they still remain popular and well loved by millions some 233 after his death. Mozart's talent and his life's work can thus be held up as a standard—a level of excellence—to which many of us would like to aspire. What makes Mozart special, perhaps more so than many other famous composers, is how much he achieved in such a short life. He's up at the pinnacle with others who have achieved great things. Even for those of us who are not composers Mozart's yardstick can remind us of our own often-limited talents and work and how we wished they were better or how we might go about improving them. At times I experience such notions when listening to his music.