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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 2003/10
From: "jennifer devey" <sjdev@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] (ob) Dark vs Bright sound vs decibel perception
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:09:55 -0400
Regarding tone qualities, I have to admit a fondness for two performers who
have very different concepts of an oboe sound. One is Paul Goodwin ( he us
es baroque style instruments, which accounts for some of the unique qualiti
es of his tone) and one is Paul McCandles( he uses modern instruments to r
ecord modern music) Holly Gornik does a good job too, as Sameer suggested,
but I find the other two even more intriguing. I don't know that I could
really assign a "light" or "dark" either way.
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From: Sameer Al-Abdullah
To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] (ob) Dark vs Bright sound vs decibel perception
Mike,
I'm so glad that someone else other than thinks the same way in regards t
o bright and dark oboe sound. I grew up listening to the French bright soun
d. Most musicians here in Kuwait whome I played some pieces on a dark reeds
wasnt sure if it was an oboe that i was playing or something else!! When y
ou say oboe everyone here (in Kuwait) thinks of the word "Nasal"!!
I really think that bright (but not too bright though) is a real oboe sou
nd as the quality of that brightness gives the oboe its own unique personal
ity i think.
I used ot play on dark reeds before and I hated my oboe!! I rejected the
sound and threw those reeds away. Especially when i was playing baroque mus
ic. Sorry guys but dark reeds just dont do hta kind of music justice!!!
Yet, i tried playing ensemable music or anything else non baroque and I t
hought i was too loud. I dont enjoy playing Schuman's Romances on bright re
eds!
However, I have come across some great reeds. Something not too bright no
r too dark!!! The mix is just great. I have a few reeds that sound bright b
ut yet has some darkness in them. Of course depending on your skills and ab
ility to produce a full colorful sound you can enjoy it more and play anyth
ing in any color.
When i first heard Heinz Holliger's bright sound I fell in love with it a
nd insisted my reeds are made as bright. However, now i dont look it that w
ay. I think that sound is a bit too thin for my ears!!
John Mack is another favorite of mine. Yet sometimes i think his sound is
a bit too dark. Sometimes he sounds too velvety I keep thinking its Flute
or something!!
I think and this is only my opinion, that Holy Gornik is just the perfect
match!! 50 50!!! she has a bit of both. Listen to her work. I really think
she delivers the best and most true sound of the oboe!!
regards
Sameer Al-Abdullah
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