Facility is an element of excellence. The ability to move quickly, and seemingly without effort, is the eyebrow-raising characteristic of the person who excels at an activity.
Facility is also an aspect of creativity. Creative people display a flat associative hierarchy: the ability to bring to mind numerous associations in response to a stimulus. For example, while a normal person will name “chair” and maybe “tablecloth” if asked to associate things with “table,” an especially creative person will name many items. In addition, especially creative people can focus on many things simultaneously.
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Music: Composers, artists, and major works
Jazz pianist Art Tatum:
- Solo Masterpieces, 1; Vol. 2
- Complete Capitol recordings
- Tatum playing 21 versions of “Sweet Lorraine”
- “anthology of inhuman stride”
- a Tatum compilation
In a similar vein, Bud Powell played with a “lightning-fast right hand.”
- “greatest hits” compilation
- “Early Years of a Genius, 44-48”
- Paris, 1959
- “Live at the Blue Note Café, Paris, 1961”
- “Relaxin' at Home, 61-64”
- “At Home”, Paris 1964
- “Tribute to Thelonious, 64”
A young classical pianist, Lindsay Garritson, plays with breathtaking facility.
- Cliburn competition, preliminary recital 1
- Cliburn competition, preliminary recital 2
- Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
- In 2014
Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante ensemble have an exceptional flair for Vivaldi’s music:
- Concerti con molti strumenti
- Viola d’amore Concertos
- Mandolin concertos
- 6 violin concertos, “La Boemia”
Albums:
- Alexander Hawkins, “Iron into Wind”: “The development or evolution of Hawkins’ musical ideas is frequently heard . . .” [Don Lerman, Cadence magazine 2019 annual edition, p. 264.]