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Topic: What would you do if sheet music, if all piano literature, did not exist?  (Read 1730 times)

Offline Derek

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What would you do if sheet music, if all piano literature, did not exist?
on: May 08, 2007, 01:38:10 AM
But the piano did still exist?
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Offline pianistimo

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Re: What would you do if sheet music, if all piano literature, did not exist?
Reply #1 on: May 08, 2007, 02:29:08 AM
i wouldn't worry so much about playing other people's music correctly.  after all - it wouldn't exist.  i would have no fears about composing because noone would have outdone me yet.
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Offline rach n bach

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Re: What would you do if sheet music, if all piano literature, did not exist?
Reply #2 on: May 08, 2007, 08:01:23 AM
Listen to Wolfi improvise.

I could survive off of that if I needed to.  :)
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Offline pianowolfi

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Re: What would you do if sheet music, if all piano literature, did not exist?
Reply #3 on: May 08, 2007, 08:18:21 AM
Quote from: rach n bach on May 08, 2007, 08:01:23 AM
Listen to Wolfi improvise.

I could survive off of that if I needed to.  :)

Wow this is... 8) Maybe it's because some of these improvs have been played to survive... :P

This is another what if btw... ;)
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Offline rach n bach

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Re: What would you do if sheet music, if all piano literature, did not exist?
Reply #4 on: May 08, 2007, 08:20:14 AM
That might be why they are so deep and why they communicate so well to me.... nevertheless, my statement holds.  :)
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