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What Do You Think Of Experimental Composers Like This?


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I came across a few videos online of a composer named Millard Leland. His music is improvisational piano playing that seems random and sometimes pretty ridiculous, but others have done stuff just as crazy I guess. Just wondering if people had heard of him and what they think of his way of making music. 

 

There's a documentary of him here: https://vimeo.com/71255688

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Hm... Gave him a listen/watch... Can't tell if he's just a really good troll, schizo or brilliant! However, I see some difficulty with writing down his music, but if Feldman could, I'm sure he can as well ^^

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I agree - it's intended to be "satirical", but is in-fact somewhat ignorant.

 

As someone who works exclusively with improvised music, I've encountered more than a few "avant-gardists" who really had no genuine understanding of the spirit behind that kind of music.  "Making funny noises" does not "experimental music" make.

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Thanks for this, I'm laughing my donkey off because I played these very same pieces when I was five years old. :whistling:

 

edit: the P.C. bot turned donkey in to donkey, just to clarify things ...

Edited by Ken320
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