[Bards] Query

[Jeffrey Clark]

Yes, and a piece of fabric wrapped around my body can function as a dress.
If a melody was written with an accompaniment in mind, you cannot just
remove the accompaniment and have the work function as intended. Some
melodies are written without accompaniment in mind and function well without
them, however those works are relatively few and far between. To remove the
context from art is to remove that which makes it artistic.

Furthermore, the competition in question is not a bardic competition, but an
A&S competition. In bardic being able to sing a emotional song that moves
everyone, or tell a dramatic story that brings everyone to the edge of their
seat, or turn a witty verse that makes everyone laugh is the point. A&S is
different, A&S is about authority, authenticity, and presentation-- not
entertainment value.

Let's take a look at the judging sheet for performance art:

Method/Technique/Authenticity
Performance Elements/Materials
Technical Skill
Complexity/Difficulty
Overall Impression/Presentation


Now, dropping an obligatory accompaniment would cap the first group a 7
(according to the sheet), and could arguably drop the second category as
well; and should drop the last category somewhat as any attentive listener
would notice the "hollowness" of the missing accompaniment.

My analogy is valid as it is.


On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> From: Jeffrey Clark wrote:
>
> >On the other side of the issue: if I were going to Kingdom A&S with a garb
> >entry and I walked in with a strip of fabric and noted in my documentation
> >that it normally would have been a dress but I didn't have the
> >time/means/motivation to actually turn the fabric into a dress... would
> that
> >be acceptable too?
>
> He asked about doing a complete performance and noting where it is
> different from a period complete performance. It functions as a period
> performance does, and can entertain an audience just as a period performance
> can.  Your question isn't about a dress that is different from a period
> dress, but about something that cannot in fact be worn as a period dress can
> be worn.
>
> I think we're all agreed that a portion of a performance that cannot move
> an audience because it's just a portion should not get high marks.
>
> The problem with your analogy is that it is not analogous.
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>
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