Klarinet Archive - Posting 001126.txt from 2000/06

From: mus_ldj@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Despised music?
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 02:05:42 -0400

I"ve played the Paegant piece when I wa 14! Where can I get a complete recording
of Mlada and in full score?

Spike Spiegel wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, John W. Sheridan wrote:
>
> > As members of groups of varying sizes where there is generally not a choice
> > of what music we often have to play I'm curious as to what music or composer
> > do some of you absolutely hate to play?
>
> Oh, I know I'm going to get lynched for this one...
>
> I don't like Persechetti. Not one bit. I can stand to hear Pageant
> played once every two years, be it live or recorded...and that's it. In
> fact, Pageant was the first thing I ever heard of his, and it wasn't so
> bad. But then I heard several other pieces by him.
>
> They all sounded just like Pagaent. Same parallel clusterizing chords
> open fifth movement, etc etc. I just don't like it.
>
> It's not to say that his stuff doesn't have merit, and that it's not good
> music. It probably is - just not to ME. I'm certain there were people
> who couldn't stand to listen to Mozart, probably muttering, "Damn scales,
> here there...all over the place. Can't he write nuthin' than a scale?"
> and of course we all know better. So if I'm offending anyone with my
> narrowmindedness towards Mr. P, take me with about as much salt as you
> take Herr Mozart's critics.
>
> My dislike for Persechetti has as much depth and sense to it as my dislike
> of pickles on my burgers. ^_-
>
> J. Shouryu Nohe
> http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
> Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
> "I don't know, and I don't have an opinion." - Jet Black
>
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