DavidMahler
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To be fair I said ONE of the most essential parts of being a musician is being a composer. The OP brought up Mozart so I immediately believed they were after the essence of being a musician which includes composition. I really can't separate being a great composer from being a great musician. It's impossible for me to do so.
Originally Posted by robm321 /img/forum/go_quote.gif David, I don't think we are that far off in our belief. First of all, the thread may as well have been titled "most influential composer". By having musician in the title, I think many of us immediately put musicianship first and it's influence. But overall, I do think composition is what's most important if that's what the OP really meant. I think the only place where we disagree is in your statement that "the most essential part of being a musician is composing". That's simply not true in classical where the best players are not composers but play all of the great compositions of others, and I used Segovia as an example. He influenced and was probably the best guitarist of all time without being a composer. I realize this is probably more the exception than the rule and splitting hairs which is why I don't think we really disagree overall. |
To be fair I said ONE of the most essential parts of being a musician is being a composer. The OP brought up Mozart so I immediately believed they were after the essence of being a musician which includes composition. I really can't separate being a great composer from being a great musician. It's impossible for me to do so.