Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2016-07-20 22:34
Can't speak for conductors, or any professionals, but this is a topic I've thought of.
There can be dual-track appreciation. One track is simply responding to the content of the music, writing, or other. The other track is noting what the creator does, and how they do it, and how well it works - it's more about the process than the result. The two can get in each other's way. Either you do two takes, mostly satisfying one and then the other, or you sort of bounce back and forth as you go, somewhat satisfying both.
As a listener or reader I tend to bounce back and forth. Working on a piece I tend to focus more on analysis - what, how, etc. Hopefully the knowledge becomes a natural part of the performance, so that response to the content appears to be motivating the performer and is transferred to the listener. I guess that implies that performers hope to elicit pure response, rather than analysis, in their listeners. However, I think both modes of appreciation are normal.
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