Re: Mandolin world vs fiddle world
I was responding to the idea of a 'complete musician' as I understand it. Not sure everyone is understanding this notion of the 'modern' musician.
What is the measure of a great musician nowadays? I can be awestruck at a performance by a 'folk fiddler' (fill in the blanks..). But maybe his/her 'composition' is a bit lacking in terms of 'theme development' or understanding of chordal cadence (for example).
And I understand the idea mentioned here, that music is like language and you'd 'better get the accent right' and understand the nuance of the style if you are playing from just the 'dots'.
So I personally use a double standard. 1- best in class award, 2- best overall in all fields, including jazz and classical. (It's not possible but it works as a thought provoking idea).
I'm not sure I'd venture to compare Hillary Hahn's performance of some Bach Partitas to Chris Thile's performance of the same. But they are easily available. And why is Chris playing that stuff? This is the 'modern' situation.
Last edited by DougC; Mar-18-2021 at 5:36pm.
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