What is to do or perform ?

Question

What is to do or perform ?

Answer 1

I think that you know well the literal (dictionary) meaning of both words.

In music domain, as in every active domain, there are mainly two categories of people; Theoreticians and Performers.

Let's group theoreticians together and say that they are people who write music partitions, compose music, write lyrics, give theory courses, make music instruments, and so on. the list of activities can also be done by a music performer, it's just as an example and by no means exhaustive or at 100% correct.

Performers are simply "players". An example : in a baseball team, there are technical staff (theoreticians) and field players (performers).

A performer can be a pianist, violinist, harpist, percussionist, drummer, guitarist... they perform what is written on papers (music partitions).

So let's recapitulate, A composer has composed a song named "X", a partition writer will write that song in a format of "solfeggi", "X" now is written. A person works as "Arranger" will organize the number of tracks and select the appropriate instruments and the effects/atmosphere of the song "X". All this work is done by whom we called "Theoreticians". Now who will sing "X" and perform/play it ??

There comes the role of performers (let's call them the Band), the Band has a lead singer, and other instrumentalists who will play the previously composed, written and arranged "X".

Now after performers played it, we can record it and hear it and enjoy it.

I hope that was clear. Good Luck