Klarinet Archive - Posting 000178.txt from 1999/06

From: "Steven Goldman" <sjgoldman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Dan Leeson Pushing Buttons Again
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 23:37:18 -0400

I realize this post was intended for Dan, but having been there and done
that I feel the need to respond.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HatNYC62@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 3:22 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Dan Leeson Pushing Buttons Again

> Yes, Marcellus was against original instruments and
> improvising in Mozart.
> However, this was no secret. It was also no secret that
> getting into a fight
> with Marcellus over this issue would prevent you from
> learning other things
> Marcellus had to offer, which anyone would have to concede
> were considerable.
> Therefore, Dan, your student, having been forewarned about
> Marcellus's
> opinions on the matter, was a fool to have done what he did.
> Why even attend
> the masterclasses if one's intention is not to learn, but to
> challenge the
> master?

Excuse me, but in this regard Marcellus was the fool, not the student. Why
should someone be forced to hide one's view for fear of being humiliated or
be prevented from learning the "other things". People, no matter how
exceptionally talented, should have the common sense and decency to accept
that others may hold other views and not use their superior position to
penalize those people. Marcellus is just one of several individuals whom I
lost total respect for as individuals (as opposed to musicians) during my
time as a student.
>
> One would no more expect Mr. Marcellus to accept musical
> ideas antithetical
> to all of his principles than one would expect the Republican
> Party to
> embrace liberalism just because the lost an election. Whether
> his principles
> are ones you agree with is not the point.

I also have no respect for politicos of any persuasion who treat people of
other believes with derision or consideration, or consider them enemies etc.

Steve Goldman
Glenview, IL

sjgoldman@-----.com

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