Klarinet Archive - Posting 000921.txt from 1998/07

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] 2nd Movement of Weber's Concerto No. 1
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 04:24:05 -0400

Craig:
Your countryside story seems to fit the music, bu it says lots about your
response to it and hardly anything about what the music is like.
Stravinsky is supposed to have that music was powerless to express
anything at all; this is not quite to the point, but perhaps it's worth
bearing in mind.
rjs

On Thu, 23 Jul 1998, Craig Earl Countryman wrote:

> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:15:52 -0400
> From: Craig Earl Countryman <cegc@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] 2nd Movement of Weber's Concerto No. 1
>
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> The question:
> Can anyone give me a good descriptive comparison between the sections of
> the 2nd movement of Weber's Concerto No. 1?
>
> Thanks,
> Julia Grieve.
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>
> Well, I think I should mention I am a high school student, since it is for a
> paper, so she may want to consider that when weighing information from various
> sources.
>
> I think that the first section is much more serene, it reminds me of green,
> rolling hills on a clear summer day. The second section is sandwiched in
> between the opening and a "recapitulation" of the beginning. So perhaps, she
> could use the analogy of a beautiful spring day with all the sights and sounds
> that the music portrays. Then, the second section could be represented by a
> storm that comes upon the landscape. It is much more agitated, and when I play
> this movement I really like to bring out that contrast. Then the last section
> could describe the aftermath of the storm and how serenity comes over the field
> once more. As the movement closes this could be the descent of night upon the
> view after an eventful day.
>
> I am taking by a comparison she is asking about some sort of analogy for what
> the work represents. Maybe it is just the fact that I just finished writing a
> narrative for a summer English class that I conjunctured the was what she
> meant. I'm not sure.... but I hope she finds this helpful. If she is doing a
> more analytical paper about the structure of the work and all that this analogy
> still may be useful to insert to illustrate more clearly what Weber was trying
> to do with the piece.
>
> Just a thought. I saw this question the first time and wasn't quite sure what
> she wanted so I passed it up, but since you have asked again I thought I would
> put in my thoughts :)
>
> Hope this helps!
>
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> Craig Earl Countryman
> cegc@-----.net
> http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/YPP/Craig.html
> http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1711/
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>
> Rodger Graham-Wilson wrote:
>
> > Dear Klarinetters,
> >
> > A student of mine recently used my e-mail address, with permission, to pose
> > a question to those who are on the list. Her question was for a
> > descriptive comparision of the sections within the second movemnt of
> > Weber's Concerto No. 1. This does not have to be a 3000 word essay. Just
> > something imaginative.
> >
> > I am afraid to say that my student is quite disheartened
> > to know that her question has not been answered (but she has been humoured
> > by the pedistool debate).
>
> I have enjoyed sitting back and watching that as well!!
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rodger Graham-Wilson.
>
>
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