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Originally Posted by Voce
Actually, it does. It proves that you don't know enough about jazz to argue that it isn't complex, and so you don't know about the complexity involved in the genre.
Are you saying that every classical tune is incredibly complex?
I would argue that a great deal of classical music is also based off of scales and motifs.
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1. But my position doesn't hinge on the fact that I know everything there is to know about jazz and that there isn't that much to know. Robin has to demonstrate that musicians consistently apply complex knowledge and theory to their performances, not that said knowledge and theory exists.
2. No, but that doesn't have to be true to validate what I am saying.
3. Classical music may be based on scales and motifs, but as I said, it's highly premeditated, and every note is there for a reason. I would argue that in a situation where one has a week to write a piece, the outcome will be completely intentional. If one has to come up with a minute of music as he is playing, then it's more likely one will throw notes into place because they fit within the scale or mode, and not because that is the perfect note.