Klarinet Archive - Posting 000645.txt from 2000/11

From: David Glenn <notestaff@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Interpreting versus playing
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:05:24 -0500

Tony Pay wrote:

> - snip -
>
> Jimmy is a wonderful player, of course.
>
> What do you think he means by the difference between 'playing' a piece
> and 'interpreting' it?
>
> It's a delicate but interesting subject. Stravinsky, one of the most
> magical twentieth century composers, famously said that he didn't want
> anyone to 'interpret' his music. What do you think *he* meant?
>
> Tony

++++++++++++++++++++

You didn't ask me but I think you opened up another can of worms. (Look
forward to it!)

"Interpret" could mean 1) finding and presenting the meaning and/or the
spirit of the music or 2) superimposing your own more or less good ideas
about the music or 3) adjusting the music for use as a showcase.

Does Mr. Galway advise singing the part as a means of working out the
interpretation? How does he advice going after the magic?

David

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