Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2000/09

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] For Tony Pay re:Schoenberg
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 14:59:03 -0400

For me Tony, you give remarkably short comments, do you not? They seem to be
almost rude. The two composers story has been going round for years. If it
ain`t true then why not "explain" that to me in a sincere and professional
way. And perhaps, if you feel quite so strongly as what your forthright
comment appears to me to be, would your mail not have been a good
opportunity for you to set the record straight according to >your own
experiences?

The question relating to Schoenberg`s pitch or dissonance is a genuine
question. Thank you again for the concise reply. You could have, for
sincerity`s sake have cross referred me to your other informative reply.

The last comment of mine relating to other "wrongly" pitched instu. was
intended to be humorous, as was also the re-phrased Shakespeare. You have
experienced quite a lot of humour coming from my direction in here, so I
would have thought that perhaps you might have been at least on the look-out
for just a small wry smile. No?

Best,
Tony W.

> On Sun, 3 Sep 2000 10:39:52 +0100, tony-wakefield@-----.net said:
>
> > I`m told of an episode in the life of a clarinettist depping in the
> > BBC Symphony. At the rehearsal two young "up and coming" composers had
> > presented their scores for the first run thro`. One said to the other,
> > "You first while I shoot off for a coffee". So the rehearsal started
> > with the remaining composer sitting at the side. A few minutes into
> > the rehearsal, the conductor stops the orchestra, turns to the
> > composer and beckons him to come to the rostrum to explain one or two
> > unclear items. The composer ambles up to look at his score, and
> > remarks, "Oh, but that is not my music!"
>
> Well, I don't want to say that this story is complete crap, but,
> here goes....
>
> This story is complete crap:-)
>
> > In Schoenberg`s music, was the pitch of individual notes not an
> > "important issue" quite so much as the "overall" perspective of
> > dissonance?
>
> No.
>
> > I would hazard a guess that the work would not have sounded much
> > different, (even to ears of the perfect pitch variety) had Eb
> > clarinets, C trumpets, cor ang, Eb horns all been used also.
>
> Oh.
>
> > Food for thought for the psychologists amongst us? - redesigned quote
> > - "If dissonance be the food of love, change to A clarinet and play
> > on" - Shakesfield, 2000
>
> Hum.
>
> Tony

---------------------------------------------------------------------
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