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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000077.txt from 2006/08

From: Sydney Rott <scr14@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Cadenzas:Mozart Oboe Quartet
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:03:19 -0400

I believe Mozart did write out some piano cadenzas. One of my college
professors wrote his doctoral dissertation on these cadenzas.

Sydney

On Aug 9, 2006, at 12:17 PM, Mark Charette wrote:

>
> 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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