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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000048.txt from 2007/10
From: David Lurie <klingsor@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Play loud ...and louder!
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:01:06 -0400
At 11:31 AM 10/4/2007, you wrote:
>Conductors - Bah!
>Herb
Hi Herb
Obviously, saying a pox on them is not the answer to this problem.
They just aren't going to go away. So the only sensible thing is to
decide what is the most effective way to deal with them. First, if
you have a friendly relationship, you can talk to them and explain
that there IS a problem, assuming that they don't even know it
exists. Then make some suggestions. You can also talk to the
concertmaster about the mechanics etc of tuning the orchestra. I have
done both of these and found that it worked quite well.
David
>On 10/4/07 8:15 AM, "David Lurie" <klingsor@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Harold
> >
> > I just replied to your earlier msg about playing louder. Now I think
> > I understand the problem a little better. In part at least, it's that
> > everyone else is playing too loud, so you have to try to keep
> > up. This is quite characteristic of amateur orchestras, where
> > everyone plays as loud as they can so as to be heard, even when the
> > music says ppp. It was a constant thing for me back when I was still
> > in high school.
> >
> > But seems to me at least, that this is a problem for the conductor to
> > manage, not just one woodwind player. The conductor should have an
> > idea how loudly or softly the other players should be playing, and
> > then control the balance. If (s)he's doing the job properly, there
> > should be no problem. However in your case, maybe (s)he doesn't even
> > know that there IS a problem.
> >
> > In that case, assuming you have a good enough relationship, maybe you
> > could explain to the conductor what the problem is, as well as offer
> > some suggestions how to solve it.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > David
> >
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