Klarinet Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 2002/02

From: "John P. Varineau" <jvarineau@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Brahms 4
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:28:08 -0500

Yes, Gene. What you said is what I meant, although it could also be a
gentle down bow. The important thing is that as wind players we must
remember that what we call slurs string players use for bowing -- that is
-- all notes under a slur are played with one bow. Now, many composers
take this idea, but their idea of bowing is impractical for the players.
That is why players often times have to break up the slur into numerous
separate bowings. But we should always try to mimic the original idea of
the composer.

I feel that many composers of 18th and 19th century music gave wind
players what were essentially string bowings, and that a good place to
START is for the wind player to take that into consideration.

The interesting thing for me is that there are quite a few articulation
markings that are common between orchestral and band literature. They
mean different things. And it was the articulation that started this
whole thread, dots under a slur, that made me realize that orchestral and
band wind articulations, while they may look the same, often sound quite
different.

By the way. I feel that the term "maestro" should be reserved for the
true masters of conducting -- and I'm not one of them. The president of
the Chicago Symphony recently made a similar comment. It went something
like this: The 78 year -old Georg Solti should be called "Maestro."
Daniel Barenboim should be called Mr. Barenboim. (!!!!!)

John Varineau
Associate Conductor, Grand Rapids Symphony

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