Music in Trains

My recent activities have included a great deal of research in the area of psychology in terms of the concept of creativity. Here is a term that has been lost due to modern usage. For example:

1. The word creativity in popular culture has, at best, an ambiguous definition
2. No one, not even any psychologist, knows exactly what happens in our minds when we are creative
3. Furthermore, some people just seem to be more creative than others, just because of who they are

I don’t know exactly how we got here, but this is where we are.

One of the primary difference between a score by Bach and another by Boulez is in the details.

At what tempo do you play any piece by Bach? A “correct” answer could be “the same tempo as everyone else.” Granted, this is not an absolute. As performance-practice research becomes available, players modify their tempos to reflect the most current research. Aye, this is the bane of historically informed performance.

At what tempo do you play any piece by Boulez? This one’s easy. The correct answer is printed right on the score. Period.