TEDxAldeburgh - Nitin Sawhney - What is the point of music?
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- In this talk Nitin asks the question 'what is the point of music?' For an answer he draws on his own personal experiences of music, Indian musical thought, dance, theatre, cultural identity, the concepts of a 'universal sound' and the individuals unique 'voice'.
Nitin Sawhney's output as a musician is astonishing. He has scored for and performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, and collaborated with and written for the likes of Paul McCartney, Sting, The London Symphony Orchestra, A. R. Rahman, Brian Eno, Sinead O'Conner, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Shakira, Will Young, Taio Cruz, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Ellie Goulding, Cirque Du Soleil, Akram Khan, Mira Nair, Nelson Mandela and John Hurt. Performing extensively around the world, he has achieved an international reputation across every possible creative medium. Often appearing as Artist in Residence, Curator or Musical Director at international festivals, Sawhney works tirelessly for musical education, acting as patron of the British Government's Access-to-music programme and the East London Film Festival and acting as a judge for The Ivor Novello Awards, BAFTA, BIFA and the PRS foundation. He is a recipient of 4 honorary doctorates from British universities, is a fellow of LIPA and the Southbank University, an Associate of Sadler's Wells, sits on the board for London's Somerset House and Whitechapel Gallery and in 2007 turned down an OBE for ethical reasons.
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More people are trying what Nitin has done for years. Thank you for your work and bringing out the beauty in different styles in your music, a tough task to accomplish.
i've always LOVED his music, but hearing him speak about his story from the heart - is really inspiring.
Beautiful. Everything - the discussion, the music, the person. Gave me shivers. Love him. Feel so sad that he experienced such horrible racism from the music teacher at school and the skinheads - the scurvy of the hateful and untalented. Nitin S is a Sweet Man, god bless him forever.
Nitin Sawhney, thank you for sharing your gifts with humanity.
Amazing. He is really insightful, innovative and so dedicated in music. Great to see.
Je ne comprends pas tout mais quel beau gosse et quel talent ! On , Nitin, you're so much...
really fascinating.
SOUL and awesome, great music!
Very cool talk, but the periodic music and animated text were REALLY distracting, and I had trouble paying attention to both the text and the talk at the same time. It wouldn't have been so bad if the music were quiet at least, but a few notes were very much louder than the speaker's voice. Anyway, just my thoughts, otherwise I loved the talk and his playing!
cool talk, the playing is all soul.
11:35 "Prophecy"
"om, the first sound a baby makes is the breath of god, the divine sound, a drone that runs through everything" *-*.
@datalal624 couldn't agree more
Is that standard tuning?
Okay that music and animated text is getting REALLY freakin annoying
classic ted talk musician.... talks well... has good ideas... but when it comes to composition it doesn't line up. Call me a hater , but he's playing in an open tuning ... and playing a piece that most trained/proficient guitarists could improvise on the spot. No doubt that he may have a great mind and perspective ... but with his words. let him be a writer then. I am also not saying i didn't like his piece. I did. However, i know musicians who write more brilliantly on a daily (improvisational) basis. Maybe they just aren't wearing a cool enough t-shirt? anyways .. these speeches on the meaning of music are pointless. its simply beyond the mortal scope. any explanation , to me, seems arrogant.
play a great piece of music and let the listener create the commentary.
thats what art is anyway right?
is the supposed brilliance of any piece of music not subjective?
Jordan Lemasters I think if art is about the connections between the artist and the listener or the musician and the music or the art and the audience then the idea of "writing more brilliantly" as you say is defunct. There is no inherent competitive element in a true art form, it may not sound as good to one listener but may feel better for another, it may not be appreciated by any external observer but if it contains something of the soul, something of real meaning to the artist it is as valuable as anything else...
I'm so pleased that there are some people who still understand that technical proficiency is no guarantee of artistic merit.
+Jordan Lemasters Look for his work with Anoushka Shankar!
A description of where an artist is coming from can give the listener a new way of appreciating the art.
The listener isn't the same person as the artist and will have different life experiences, culture, and training. If commentary helps you know where the artist is coming from it can open up new ways of appreciating the art.
You can let the art speak for itself, and see what you can decipher of the artists intent from the music alone, but you don't have to.