[microsound] Should musicians names appear on the anouncement? What about the name of the computer?

[rfkorp at yahoo.com]

People actively PERFORM.  A computer just plays back sound.  A different person would perform the same piece in a different way.  A different computer would not.

Additionally, to ignore the work that the musicians have undertaken to develop their skill and then to learn to play the pieces at hand (something a computer knows nothing about) is somewhat insulting.

Feel free to list the computer as well, for humor's sake and completeness.  But only if the living musicians are prominently advertised first.

--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Samuel van ransbeeck <thinksamuel at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Samuel van ransbeeck <thinksamuel at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [microsound] Should musicians names appear on the anouncement? What about the name of the computer?
> To: microsound at or8.net
> Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 9:58 AM
> 
> Hello
> 
> with the class of composition we are doing a recital where
> we will have our pieces played. In the draft for the
> anouncement we did not put the name of the ensemble. For me
> this is not a problem , as I see it as a project of the
> composition class, the instrument students just do their
> chamber music. On the other hand, the other students (and
> the professor) want to include the name of the ensemble on
> the anouncement. However, there are two pure electronic
> pieces. Shouldn't we ten write also the name of the
> performing computer eg 'iMac core2duo'? After all, the
> computer is a performer as well.
> What are your thoughts about this?
> 
> 
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