hm999 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I came across a few videos online of a composer named Millard Leland. His music is improvisational piano playing that seems random and sometimes pretty ridiculous, but others have done stuff just as crazy I guess. Just wondering if people had heard of him and what they think of his way of making music. There's a documentary of him here: https://vimeo.com/71255688 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrsbit Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Pretty sure it is a joke thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hm... Gave him a listen/watch... Can't tell if he's just a really good troll, schizo or brilliant! However, I see some difficulty with writing down his music, but if Feldman could, I'm sure he can as well ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plutokat Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The editing of the video and the lack of information about the composer leads me to think this is a fact documentary A spoof intended to be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I agree - it's intended to be "satirical", but is in-fact somewhat ignorant. As someone who works exclusively with improvised music, I've encountered more than a few "avant-gardists" who really had no genuine understanding of the spirit behind that kind of music. "Making funny noises" does not "experimental music" make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken320 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Thanks for this, I'm laughing my donkey off because I played these very same pieces when I was five years old. :whistling: edit: the P.C. bot turned donkey in to donkey, just to clarify things ... Edited October 2, 2013 by Ken320 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ackroyd Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Pretty sure it's a joke but he's hot so it's ok ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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