Klarinet Archive - Posting 000588.txt from 2001/09

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Recognizing what is on the page
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:08:35 -0400

on 9/16/01 8:04 PM, Bilwright@-----.net wrote:

>it's hypocritical for me to
>attempt to 'dictate' how my composition should be played.

*I* don't think so! As the composer, you obviously had a firm idea of how
it should sound. I've worked with a lot of composers, and the best ones
have in their ear and idea of what should be coming out. The *very* best
ones are also open to other interpretations than they might have
imagined, assuming that the ideas and their execution are of a high level
of quality.

>But everything on the printed page is an effort to communicate, and clearly
>I failed to communicate in this case.

But if the printed page communicated so well, then we wouldn't have to
perform the music (or *practice* it!). We could simply admire the printed
version of the music, a la Milton Babbitt.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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