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RE: Violin improvisation

in #classical-music6 years ago

Thank you for your extensive answer response! Gives me a better insight in your thoughts and experiences around improvisation. Some of my friends are electronic producers and DJs and I discovered similar things in their segment; Most people dont know what these guys are doing behind the decks or computers, so for most the music just needs to sound good (generally: not too complex, and a good beat), regardless if the DJ is doing a lot of work, or almost no work. The music fans (certainly not all at a dance party, most of them not actually) will like to know more, and when you tell them the artists will play live (as in creating all the tracks on the spot using samples, effects and all; when done in the correct way, this is to most improvisation an artists on stage can get in the dance music world), or will do something other than usual, these people will be on top of it, to hear if something unique is created, and to determine if they like it or not. But the mass, well, they just want to hear a beat (ok, this is a little but black and white statement, but still, not far from the truth).

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No problem, it is a pity that the audience (again in generalities) want something that is safe and inoffensive. It is not good for the performers, as it really discourages risk taking and encourages a mediocre, almost detached performance.

The way we try to help the audience understand what we are trying to create is by talking between the pieces, to try and focus what the audience patterns to.

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