So Where Does Improvisation Fit Within The Context Of Composition?

[Steve Moshier]

[Steve Moshier]

Only tangentially!

[Steve Moshier]

For me, not too much. I play around with the keys, find something. Boom!

[Harriter88-aka terry harrington]

A great means(udders) to ideas(Milk) to be developed,or if you are Keith Jarrett-an end in itself.Both are valid,but i'm more in resonance with the first.Personaly, i think Corea is a better Composer then Jarrett.

[adam kondor]

Improv gives a superfluous satisfaction. Composition is a quite different psychic activity, much deeper, much more concentration. When improv, I'm using tools. When compose, I'm working on myself.

[Steve Moshier]

The spark is not the result!

[Bruce Hamilton]

I need them both (to stay sane and content).

[Harriter88-aka terry harrington]

Again with the frigging typos-PersonalLy

[Greg Hooper]

I'm more of this mind - I hardly ever improvise as I don't play an instrument much anymore. But I like it when I do. However composition for me always has a conceptual basis that improv (when I do it) lacks.

But that is 'making' - when I listen I often enjoy improv (and composition of course)

adam kondor said:

Improv gives a superfluous satisfaction. Composition is a quite different psychic activity, much deeper, much more concentration. When improv, I'm using tools. When compose, I'm working on myself.

[Jeff Harrington]

It's just the sparks for me. It's been good building back my piano technique the past few months because I get mo bettah sparks. ;)

[Harriter88-aka terry harrington]

Jeff i think you just hit upon the new motto.NNM the place 4 mo bettah Sparks!! :)

[Harriter88-aka terry harrington]

See...Neil Agrees:)

Neil Goodchild said:

"I get mo bettah sparks." - HOT!

[Glenn Weyant]

to me composition is really improvisation in geologic time with the ability to alter the past, present and future at will...