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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 2006/08

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Cadenzas:Mozart Oboe Quartet
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:18:19 -0400


> This discussion about cadenzas I particularly find fascinating because
> I've
> played with many soloists in my career but the ones I remember the best
> are
> those who performed their Mozarts,etc. with a Cadenza they had written
> themselves ,which showed their personality,capabilities,outlook on
> life,etc.

Well, if we want to be 'pure', a written cadenza would be an anathema,
since the cadenza would be invented on the spot to show us how good the
player was at coming up with a new way to connect the parts of the music.
It was the right tiome to show us both the technical and musical
proficiency of the player. There were rules to follow, but there weren't
too many with a cadenza (as opposed to an eingang, where you only have a
few notes to do an awful lot, and it's not supposed to be flashy as much
as it shows skill - writing a memorable sentence is a lot harder than
writing a memorable book).

At some time or another (after Mozart) a few composers would write down
their 'cadenzas', but why they continued the name 'cadenza' is beyond me.

Written cadenzas where the performer knew what he/she was doing is a great
jumping-off place. They _are_ in general a place to show off, and if
you've done it right and it's fresh it most certainly should be
appreciated.

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