Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 2002/09

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Stravinsky 3 Pieces
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 01:26:27 -0400

on 9/24/2002 10:58 PM, William Wright wrote:

>Thank you, Tony & David.

Thank Tony if you want, but not me. Thank Mazzeo for taking the time to
write a very helpful and intelligent article. (please don't tell the
copyright police that I copied the articles to KLARINET!)

One of the most interesting aspects of Mazzeo's article for me was that
Stravinsky apparently acknowledged to Mazzeo that there were two
different sorts of breath marks. One was to be less conspicuous in order
to preserve the shape of a phrase in spite of the physical need to
breathe. The other took more time at the ends of phrases. Stravinsky
wrote at the top of the music that the tempo markings and breath marks
should be strictly adhered to, but never pointed out in print that not
all breath marks are created equal.

Cheers!

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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