Klarinet Archive - Posting 000455.txt from 2000/01

From: "Michael Lawrence" <belgarath10@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Rikudim
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 03:01:26 -0500

Dear Rien,

Thanks:) I will try to keep that in mind.

-Michael L.

>From: "Rien Stein" <rstein@-----.nl>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: "klarinet digest" <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: [kl] Re: Rikudim
>Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:29:10 +0100
>
>Michael Lawrence wrote:
>
> >>Dear Rien,
>
>Oh, ok:)... I am still just a high school student, without much knowledge
>of
>types of music- I have never been well taught in music theory/history. I
>just recalled that under the title of the arrangement I played in junior
>high school stated "four Israeli folk songs (or dances...)". Talking about
>Israeli music reminded me of it, and I remembered it- I also wondered how
>many other people had actually heard of it (wasn't sure if it was anything
>more than a beginner band piece, though at the time it seemed quite
>difficult). Thank you for correcting me!:)
>
>-Michael L.
><<
>
>Dear Michael
>
>First of all: I do not think Rikudm is a beginner band piece. It is a piece
>written for amateur windbands that are above intermediate level, but not
>top-of-the-bill. Thus your remark that "it seemed quite difficult" is not
>astonishing.
>
>As to your first remark: of course it is not a shame, not to know
>everything
>of every type of music. And at your age of course you couldn't even. But
>also my remark about the piece being non-Israelian did not mean you should
>not enjoy it. It is like reading a beautiful poem in a very good
>translation. And also, in which department someone or some work of art
>should be located is not very important. When Weber composed his music
>nobody knew it was "romantic", and though Schubert is generally considered
>one of the greatest romanticists, Beethoven also wrote works that I would
>consider "Romantic", but if had I said so to my grandfather, who considered
>him the greatest of the classical style, he would almost have cursed me for
>blasphemy.
>
>So enjoy music, play it as much as you can, and in all styles you like,
>without wondering about what etiquette should be stuck onto it, and listen
>to the music you like, and be happy.
>
>Rien
>
>
>
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