Klarinet Archive - Posting 000791.txt from 2000/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Interpreting versus playing
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 13:14:55 -0500

On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 09:05:05 -0800 (PST), Bilwright@-----.net said:

> The feelings and responses and behaviors that your composition (music
> or prose) generate inside me.... well, if they were exactly the same
> as yours, would you want to 'talk' to me in the first place? Do you
> want a mouthpiece or an audience? Do you want to inspire me to do
> things with your work after I've performed it to myself, or do you
> want a parrot?

> If you want a parrot rather than a sincere and genuine response, then
> you wold need to pay me; and frankly, I'm not looking for that sort of
> employment right now.

> I would say the same thing to Mr. Stravinsky if he were here right
> now.

Surely this is trivially true, though. Even if I pay you to do what I
want, you can do whatever you want, within the law, or even outside it
for a time; though there may be consequences.

The question rather is, what do you want to do?

If you do 'just what you want' as a student, after a bit, your teacher
will throw you out for not being serious, regardless of your arguments
that you are providing a 'sincere and genuine response' to the written
music.

Why exactly is this?

Tony
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