On Monday 23 March 2009, Aditya Kapil wrote: [snip] > the "hero" of a great performance. So is it just a teaching instrument? > Can we do better?
Both Indian and Western music feature fretless stringed instruments across the audible spectrum, but if we must look for something that doesn't require years of practice to approach competence (and are willing to overlook the "purity" aspect), electronic synths can do all sorts of fancy things and can be made to sound damn good. OTOH in a world where people still come to blows over whether Bach can be played on a piano instead of a harpsichord, I'm not holding my breath. -Taj.
