it's not my job!

[Starrett:]
> requiring theorists to produce music
> is like requiring mathematicians to design
> bridges. It's not that they can't do it,
> but it's not their job! Designing is the
> job of engineers (composers) and is not
> part of the job requirement of a theorist.

Ah, specialization! What ever happened to
the idea of a "Renaissance Man"?

I suppose you're largely right, tho, John.
My preoccupation with theory has pretty much
completely devoured any time I used to set
aside for composition. Wonder why it is
that we theorists get so wrapped up in the
theory ...?
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