Friday, February 09, 2007

Great composers, great pianists

I have often wondered about this. Many, if not most, of the great composers were also great pianists. Obviously, most of them were highly intelligent (Mozart's IQ has been estimated around 200). However, does intelligence always result in manual dexterity? And is it to be expected that people with that degree of intelligence are willing to devote the hours of drudgery necessary to become great pianists?

4 comments:

Sarah said...

Mabey the piano triggers some part in the brain that helps or causes great intellegence. Just a hunch.

Rebekah Sacran said...

I should be a good example of this. :) Just Kidding. I really don't know but it's very interesting to think about.

strem said...
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strem said...

This was on my mind all weekend. I didn't come up with any answers... and then I had to remind myself that I don't really play the piano. So, I don't know why I was expecting any great thoughts!