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Christopher DeLaurenti: Favorite Intermissions
by Francesco Martinelli
One of the most exhilarating moments in On The Edge, the 1992 documentary about improvisation directed by Jeremy Marre from Derek Bailey's book, is a discussion of the classical music situation by the late English guitarist, his famous kitchen in the background: “The modern symphonic orchestra seems incapable of inventing anything. Its function seems to be mechanical, or at best, uhm, Pavlovian... the moment they get most close to invention is when they're tuning up.
Bailey voiced the feelings of ...
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