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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 2007/10

From: "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: [DR-L] ] Play loud ...and louder!
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:08:16 -0400

David:
I can assure you that the present group with whom I am playing ,are
extremely talented musicians who are far from amateurs but I believe
everyone is playing louder and louder.
My aging ears still have fine memories of the late Henry Schuman playing his
lovely oboe softer and the orchestra following suit in one his last
concerts in NYC,
Instruments are made to blast away more than ever and in comparison to our
enemies those glaring guitars and drums, they are not loud enough for many
younger players,I believe.
Many thanks for helpful comments though.
Rgds,

harold

Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Play loud ...and louder!

> At 01:30 PM 10/4/2007, you wrote:
>>Many thanks Ed but My model T EH,1969 was built before AK? Or whatever ,it
>>has a sweet tone but --despite my ageing ears--everyone seems to be
>>playing louder these days. Or am I going the reverse of deaf(in music)?
>
> Hi Harold
>
> It's not you, it's a problem with amateur orchestras, where everyone wants
> to play loud loud loud and louder, so they can be heard for the principal
> purpose of satisfying their own little egos, as well as they are unwilling
> to subordinate those to the greater interests of what the music really
> requires. Unless you have a problem with a solo not coming out - which it
> would be the conductor's responsibility to solve - my recommendation is
> don;t hassle yourself and just fuggedallaboutit.
>
> David
>

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