Klarinet Archive - Posting 000581.txt from 1999/11

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] ensemble intonation
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 05:07:54 -0500

--- Nicholas Yip <nyip@-----.edu> wrote:

> Hi, I have a little pet peeve. When I play in an ensemble there are
> times in which we are not in tune with each other. What I mean is that
> there are some places in which somebody plays a note a little out of tune
> with the ensemble then tunes it. It is not just one person, rather several
> people. It seems like that nobody listens first to how the next note should
> sound before playing it. We cannot come to an agreement to how EVERY pitch
> should sound. It is a real pain to the player and the director.
> Is this just flat out part of ensemble playing, or not?

Yep, Yip. The higher quality the ensemble (i.e.; the better the players)
the lesser the degree of the problem you describe, and the greater a joy
it can be to rehearse and perform. Mind you, the extent of that joy is con-
tingent upon a number of factors beyond the expertise and musicality of the
players. To put it mildly, I'd rather play in a mediocre ensemble with a
group of really nice people than a top-notch orchestra with a group of
self-absorbed or mean-spirited sycophants.

-- Neil

P.S. Sorry for the political slant. It's 5:10 a.m. and I'm a little
punchy. Stupid MIS final!
Do You Yahoo!?
Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org