Chaos... to be continued

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Here's the thought, how much has composing changed in the era of high fidelity, when a composer can listen to a recording of his work and rethink it?
They have always been able to listen to it played live. Some of them are (or were) also conductors and can make the orchestra do changes on the go.

Haven't listened to Bolero in ages... was definitely part of my musical education, though I haven't ever played it myself.
 
They have always been able to listen to it played live. Some of them are (or were) also conductors and can make the orchestra do changes on the go.

Haven't listened to Bolero in ages... was definitely part of my musical education, though I haven't ever played it myself.
True, and one suspects there were/are iterations done that way. That said, one doesn't always have an orchestra handy when the muse strikes;-)
 
True, and one suspects there were/are iterations done that way. That said, one doesn't always have an orchestra handy when the muse strikes;-)
I don't think composers need hifi at all. Beethoven kept composing despite loosing his hearing altogether.
 
They have always been able to listen to it played live. Some of them are (or were) also conductors and can make the orchestra do changes on the go.

Haven't listened to Bolero in ages... was definitely part of my musical education, though I haven't ever played it myself.
What instrument(s) do you play?
 
Used to play violin. We had to learn some guitar too - but I have forgotten that pretty much altogether. Oh and the very very basics of drums. (Went to music class in school, violin was outside school.) Singing of course, too.
That's so cool. I wish I had taken advantage of the music classes we had in our school system.
 
True, and one suspects there were/are iterations done that way. That said, one doesn't always have an orchestra handy when the muse strikes;-)
I always have an orchestra handy just in case. One never knows. Besides, I'm trying to be posh enough to keep up with @HoneyMeadows
I don't think composers need hifi at all. Beethoven kept composing despite loosing his hearing altogether.
And there's an argument that some of the late quartets benefited from it, by being written purely according to his imagination and not with the constraints of what people liked. Or could play.
 
That's so cool. I wish I had taken advantage of the music classes we had in our school system.
Here some are mandatory from first grade to high school, mostly singing though. If you are in a special music class, you'll have more.

Intruments are mostly learned outside of school in special music schools. I started with violin when I was 6 - my own choice.
 
And there's an argument that some of the late quartets benefited from it, by being written purely according to his imagination and not with the constraints of what people liked. Or could play.
I once knew a young composer / conductor student who wanted to learn to play violin just for the sake of composing. His primary instrument was piano, and he wanted to learn of the specialties of violin.

But mainly composers know their shit and are good at imagining. Just like pro chess players can play chess in their head, just telling each other what is to go where.
 
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