Klarinet Archive - Posting 000583.txt from 2001/09

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Recognizing what is on the page
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 20:04:54 -0400

<><> Tony Pay wrote:
Then asking her to play more strongly would be the first step towards a
solution. Or, you could ask her to play a little more strongly, or with
a more penetrating sound, while you played a little less strongly, or
with a less penetrating sound. Did you try that, and if you did, what
did she say?

Yes, we did all of that, and it worked better. Your speculation that
my own playing may be a limiting factor is definitely true.

I raised this issue in order to educate myself as to what experienced
clarinetists would expect to see on the sheet of paper. I've posted my
own opinion (more than once) that players ought to be free to play a
piece however they wish. In this sense, it's hypocritical for me to
attempt to 'dictate' how my composition should be played. But
everything on the printed page is an effort to communicate, and clearly
I failed to communicate in this case.

....anyway, thank you for the discussion. I've learned a little bit
more than I knew a couple of days ago.

Cheers,
Bill

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