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And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a - not a rigid - but there definitely has to be a reference to a common pulse in the band.

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But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

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Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I see to be the next course of action, how do you expect the group to deal with the expectations of thousands of people. It is not possible.

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However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously.

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If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not present in the music? Yes and no. In the world in which the apprentice lives no.

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If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

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In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.

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So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing one particular area, and simultaneously at the other end something completely different going on. And in the middle they meet, or not, depending.

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The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?

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The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: May 16th, 1946

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