Klarinet Archive - Posting 000696.txt from 1998/02

From: dap@-----. Paprocki)
Subj: Working with singers
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 03:42:19 -0500

I'm doing a recital this April with a soprano. This is the first time I'm
working with a singer. I'm curious if others have had the same experience.
My observations are:

dim = ritard
end of phrase = ritard
rit = ritard 2 measures early than ritard alot
approaching a rest = ritard
when in doubt = ritard

This soprano has a fine voice and is a good musician but I've never seen so
much rubato with a tempo. Maybe I should qualify myself - I had just
finished a weekend doing Bartok Miraculous Mandarin so my internal
metronome and rhythm machinery was honed to a fine edge. What have other's
experiences been with singers? Is this an isolated event? I know every
soprano out there is going to flame me.

Dan

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Daniel A. Paprocki

Instructor of Clarinet & Music, Malone College
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet, Kent State University - Stark Campus

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