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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 2003/11

From: Jennifer Paull <jennifer.paull@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Running out of steam...
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 03:17:26 -0500

On Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 11:29 pm, Matthew Peaceman wrote:

> Wouldn't it be wonderful to know where we've come from. Wouldn't it be
> wonderful to know that what we do today is the culmination of all that
> has gone before including all steps forward, sideways and back?

> The discussion about composition is equally troublesome. The movement
> in the 50s, 60s and 70s of the last century to ban all use of
> notational convention ran out of steam quickly but it left its mark.
> It opened our eyes to new possibilities. Most of the 20 th C. was
> dedicated to deconstructing the establishment. In some areas this
> proved to be bloody and evil, in most areas, luckily, only
> inconsequential and trivial. In musical areas we have experienced
> revolutions, some of which changed the face of the musical world
> forever and some of which died silent and irrelevant deaths....and as
> usual, some which won't be recognized as important until a future eye
> and ear can put it into perspective.
>
Absolutely! Brilliantly said, Matthew.

Jennifer

PS I have not kept the email address of the person who mistakenly wrote
to my
web site asking for information. Not only am I not a bassoonist, but I
play the
oboe d'amore in contemporary music more than baroque. He was slightly
off
beam which is why I put the question to you all.

Should anyone wish to send information to him, as I said, can you do so
directly,
please? His email was on the post as I cc-ed him for you to see the
reference.

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Jennifer Paull,
Amoris International
http://www.amoris.com
Rare music at the press of an oboe and a computer key
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