Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 2001/12

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Material...was: Clarinet Bores - not me - the internal
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:37:00 -0500

Mike, with respect to your note and your desite not to offend, let me
give you a perspective. First, you certainly did not offend me and I'm
glad you took a moment to give us your ideas on the matter.

But in terms of content, I can't find anything in what you wrote to have
very much substance. As such, I ask you not to take this response as an
offense.

Dan Leeson

barnes mike wrote:
>
> NOTE THE FOLLOWING IS MY PERSONAL OPINION AND NOT MEANT TO OFFEND!!
>
> With all due respect, some of you folks sure are awful stuffy nitpickers. I
> believe Walter used his ears to decide there was a difference and I'll bet
> he don't care about science in this circumstance.
>
> The difference between (some) materials may be so subtle our ears cannot
> detect the difference, but there HAS to be some difference. Too bad we have
> to practically wipe out a species (grenadilla) for no reason.
>
> I'm convinced Walter knows what he's talking about regarding surface
> imperfections. We are talking about reflecting sound waves and this will
> certainly have an effect. Hold a piece of cardboard in front of a fan and
> see if it don't have an effect on the air.
>
> Science and mathematics certainly play a role in music and musical
> instruments. This is a necessary evil. However, music itself has nothing to
> do with science and perfect reproduction of a performance by a long dead
> composer (in my opinion) kills the pleasure. Why not have computers perform
> the music if all that is important is science, mathematics and perfect
> reproduction at each performance?
>
> I'm glad I enjoy music for the pleasure it brings me. Too much science and
> mathermatical precision destroys the pleasure.
>
> Although a lot of you are pros who actually make a living from music, I
> kinda feel sorry for you. From my uneducated perspective, I can choose to
> listen to something simply because I think it sounds good. I'm not at all
> hung up on science and mathematics. Mental visions of mathematical formulas
> do nothing for my ears.
>
> I sure wish there was more discussion of great listening music on this
> board, my dream when I joined. How can you stand to spend so much time
> talking about the same dead composers over and over and over?
>
> REMEMBER, THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINIONS AND NOT MEANT TO OFFEND!!
>
> Mike Barnes
>
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