Klarinet Archive - Posting 000221.txt from 1999/07

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] APPLAUSE
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:58:55 -0400

Applause This was taken from this mornings' newspaper

In 1997 when the Vienna Philharmonic played in OrangeCounty, California,
the audience shocked the European musicians by applauding after each
movement.
Conductor Daniel Barenboim took revenge by refusing to play an encore.

Some historical notes: In the 18th and 19th centuries audiences would
clap. At the Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth the audience applauded even
after the bassoon solo in the scherzo. (?)
Historical records show that the many movements of newly performed
symphonies were repeated after enthusiastic applause.
Modern conductors have been against applause. "This strange beating of
hands has no meaning", said Leopold Stokowsky.

Critics suspect that some audiences especially on Broadway feel they
must rise and clap because they paid so much for their tickets.
People who refuse to stand look like snobs and must spend several
minutes looking at backsides.
Audiences who stand and clap tend to leave the hall early.

There are three ways to applaud:
A simple pleasure: Clap-clap-clap.
Disapproving : clap,pause,clap pause clap.
TV audiences wannabe: clapclap, clapclap, clapclap.

--
Avrahm Galper
CLARINET TONE TECHNIQUE AND STACCATO
CLARINET UPBEAT SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
http://www.sneezy.org/avrahm_galper/index.html

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