Klarinet Archive - Posting 000088.txt from 2001/01

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Technique and Musicality
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 20:13:55 -0500

I'm not surprised the quotation pushed a few buttons, considering the number
of American orchestral musicians on the list. I'm afraid I did Mr. Ross a
disservice by quoting only a few sentences. He did give details of which
orchestras he thought were dynamic, and which look "like dinosaurs in
shrines." He also discussed which conductors led their orchestras to
risk-taking, exciting music-making. You'll have to read the article; don't
blame Ross for my overcondensed version.

Ed Lacy wrote:
>Are we to conclude that in order to enhance the emotional qualities of music
>we must strive for inaccuracy in rhythm and intonation?

That's not a logical conclusion to draw from Ross's writing. However, there's
certainly truth in it to a degree. Think of computer-synthesized music, which
becomes more lifelike when slight random variations in both rhythm and
intonation are added. What do you think of the Vienna Philharmonic's
long-term reputation for musicality at the expense of accuracy?

--Doug
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Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears

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