Klarinet Archive - Posting 000230.txt from 2001/12

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] You know you're hooked.....
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 20:42:29 -0500

<><><> I wrote:
and play it just to see if it's real music....

<><> Tony Wakefield wrote:
So when the Christmas cards start to arrive - - - - - - -

After I posted, I got to thinking:

(a) could I define "real music"? Presumably you could find a few bars
in the most lyrical of pieces that wouldn't sound musical to me if I
heard them out of context.

(b) why do the 'decorations' in a cartoon strip make a difference in the
first place? Is Charlie Brown any more/less enjoyable if his
"Beethoven" isn't really Beethoven?

(c) if I were more talented, I wouldn't need to play it in order to know
(merely by reading) if it was musical.

Cheers,
Bill

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