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m1469

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When listening to a brand new work

on: September 10, 2012, 11:45:14 PM

When you are listening to a brand new work that you have never heard before, what is the first thing you listen for? Is it any different than how you might listen to a work you're familiar with but are hearing a new artist play?

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rachmaninoff_forever

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Re: When listening to a brand new work

Reply #1 on: September 10, 2012, 11:47:23 PM

That's a good question...

Hmmmm, I don't really listen for anything. When I finally got my hands on Carl Vine's 2nd sonata, I was so exited I just sat there listening to it.

It wasn't like I expected anything, I just listened to it to see if I would like it or not.

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Re: When listening to a brand new work

Reply #2 on: September 10, 2012, 11:58:31 PM

I think it depends somewhat on whether I am familiar with the composer more generally or the style/genre/ouvre concerned. The more it fits into that, the more preconceptions I have, I suppose.

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