Klarinet Archive - Posting 001186.txt from 1998/10

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: [kl] Re: discussion on interpretation
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:00:35 -0500

The talking horse was "Mr. Ed", not Ollie of course of course!
I chuckled for many minutes over this one!
You ought to call yourself Edison for "lightening" up this discussion...
Paulette

On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:12:02 -0500 Oliver Seely <oliver@-----.EDU>
writes:
>As some of you know, most of my .MUS files are lacking in articulation
>and dynamics markings. That was supposed to be only temporary, but
>although I have good intentions someday of filling them all in, I've
>found
>myself terribly driven by the magnificence of the clarinet literature
>I
>never knew existed. When I finish one piece another one seems to
>appear
>and so far the only ones I've gotten back to finish are the Mozart
>Serenades.
>(The Gopfert concerto, from another source, is also complete.)
>
>In any case, sometimes I actually get together with live performers
>and
>I give them copies of my own public domain versions which
>can be copied without limit.
>
>But my live players soon say, "Hey, where are all the dynamics and
>articulation markings, huh?!" So I asked Wolfy about that one day.
>(Billy Graham says that he talks with God every morning, but I haven't
>quite
>gotten up there yet. Mozart is the best I've been able to do so far.)
> He
>replied quite emphatically, "For Pete's sake Ollie (he calls me Ollie)
>(and
>speaks English to boot), what has happened to 20th century musicians?
>Have you all forgotten how to improvise? Why, when I was a lad
>I improvised six pieces before breakfast every morning."
>
>So I just want all you folks to have it from the horse's mouth. And
>you know I wouldn't lie. 8-)
>
>Oliver
>
>
>
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