ANST - A&S "skill ranks"...and other complications.

[Decker, Terry D.]

>If I were to take up "I am a Prisoner" made famous by Richard II, would
>it be more creative and desirable for me to perform it as close to period
>practices as possible, thus risking being a mere "copyist", or to make up
>some completely new interpretation, which, due to my mundane background
>could be very interesting and extremely modern?
>
>You put me in an interesting delemma...
>
>Also, add one more voice to the teaching of disaplin and techinque,
>especially in music composition, which has changed quite a bit.
>
>
>Kateryn Heathrydge
>Three Rivers, Calontir
>heatherford.manor at juno.com
>c/o Grimfells Witness Relocation Program

Being able to perform both, explain the differences, and why you made
the choices you did in the styles of performance, would suggest a
mastery of the subject beyond that of copyist or artist. 

I have no particular problem with either approach, but I believe the
skill is in understanding what you are doing before presenting a superb
performance. .

Of course, where music is concerned, I'm a poor, barroom singer who
could only judge the quality of the performance.

Bear

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