Klarinet Archive - Posting 001336.txt from 1998/05

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Strauss's advice to conductors
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 17:48:15 -0400

1.Remember that you are making music not to amuse yourself, but to
delight your audience.
2.You should not perspire when conducting: only the audience should
get warm.
3.Conduct Salome and Elektra as if they were by Mendelssohn: Fairy
Music.
4.Never look encouraginly at the brass, except with a brief glance to
give an important cue.
5.But never let the horns and woodwinds out of your sight. If you can
hear them at all they are still too strong.
6.If you think that the brass is not blowing hard enough, tone it
down another shade or two.
7.It is not enough that you yourself should hear every word the
soloist sings. You should know it by heart anyway. The audience must be
able to follow without effort. If they do not understand the words they
will go to sleep.
8.Always accompany a singer in such a way that he can sing without
effort.
9.When you think you have reached the limits of prestissimo, double
the pace.
10.If you follow these rules carefully you will, with your fine gifts
and your great accomplishments, always be the darling of your listeners.
--
Avrahm Galper

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