Captcha spazzed out on me it seems...
I probably (well, definitely, actually) betray my musical tastes and prejudices when I say this, but I just feel that the technical demands of the (contemporaneous popular) baroque-era composers far exceeds that of those of modern times particularly when it comes to solos and soloists (and most of the other 'classical' musical eras, with the possible exception of some Classical/Romantic composers)). For that matter, most pre-C20 (can't speak for jazz since I'm not too aware of it) music requires greater technical skill on the part of the musician than it does now IMO.
Perhaps it's the changing times that most music these days stresses the vocal aspect, but even then, I find that the most technically skilled singers (from a versatility perspective) are in musical theatre, if vocal range and unedited/live singing is anything to go by. Of all the instruments, only the guitar necessitates any 'brute' technical skill, though I'm wondering if any writers are willing to compose solos that are borderline impossible to play...
Thoughts? I'm totally off? I'm right?
Perhaps it's the changing times that most music these days stresses the vocal aspect, but even then, I find that the most technically skilled singers (from a versatility perspective) are in musical theatre, if vocal range and unedited/live singing is anything to go by. Of all the instruments, only the guitar necessitates any 'brute' technical skill, though I'm wondering if any writers are willing to compose solos that are borderline impossible to play...
Thoughts? I'm totally off? I'm right?