Music Video Lesson: Can Music Be Created Instantly?

Hi, this is Robert Estrin at LivingPianos.com. And the question today is, "Can music be created instantly?"

Truth be known, nearly all the great composers were phenomenal improvisers. We can only imagine what it must have been like sitting and hearing Liszt make up one of his fantasies or even go back to Mozart, who was known to be a prolific improviser, even being able to improvise theme and variations, and sonata movements with good form and beautiful architecture of melodies and harmonies, all of it.

So yes, music can be created instantly. And what I'm going to do for you today is to create an improvisation, and see what I can create for you on the spot with zero preconceived notions as to what is going to come out. I hope you enjoy this.

So there we have some instant composition. By the way, is improvisation dead in the world today? Well, in classical music it's really just a micro of the entire industry of classical music. But, in jazz and in other forms of music improvisation is a vibrant art form. And the crafting of solos by great jazz artists is awe-inspiring. So the tradition lives on in other styles of music today.

I hope you've enjoyed this. Again, I'm Robert Estrin here at LivingPianos.com. Thanks so much for joining me.

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