Klarinet Archive - Posting 000517.txt from 2002/07

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music the makes you Wince
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:45:06 -0400

CBA wrote:

I dislike Bolero.
>
> They featured the percussionist for this piece, but I
> would think that part must be the most mundane of all
> percussion parts for orchestra. It is almost EXACTLY
> the same throughout the piece for 15 minutes!
>
Someone once wrote that that Bolero was written as a scoring and
conducting exercise. The main theme, accompanying rhythmic figures and
tempo were to not change. The exercise was how to increase emotional
intensity by using only dynamics which naturally included the addition
of instruments as you progressed through the piece.

Any further comments?
GaryT

---------------------------------------------------------------------