Klarinet Archive - Posting 000883.txt from 1998/12

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cynthia's Christmas Concert
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 22:26:23 -0500

Bill Hausmann wrote:

>Oddly, the rules are different for different music. In a jazz concert,
you
>are generally EXPECTED to applaud improvised solos right in the middle
of a
>piece, even though it tends to cover the beginning of the next solo.
>Sounds more like Mozart-era practice!

What bothers me presently is the general expectation of a standing
ovation after a mediocre performance; I've been known to be one of the
few still sitting at the end of a performance. By definition most
performances are average; once in a great while there is a performance
that really deserves the standing "O". It cheapens the whole idea of a
standing ovation if it happens too often.
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