Klarinet Archive - Posting 000619.txt from 2002/09

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: [kl] Tired of which argument?
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 18:06:28 -0400

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:18:54 -0600 (MDT), AnneLenoir@-----.net said:

> I respect all of the people involved in these arguments, but I'm
> getting tired of it.

We respect and love you too, Annie.

> Nobody can stop anybody else from playing anything they want, whether
> it's "correct" or "incorrect" or the "right" or "wrong" instrument.
> ANNIE

That's absolutely true, Annie. However, they can *argue* against it --
whether you're tired or not:-)

What the earlier part of this discussion shows is that many people
aren't capable of making the distinction between:

'I decide to do this', and

'I'm entitled to do this'.

The later part of the discussion shows that many people aren't capable
of making the distincion between a composer writing:

'This piece is written for these instruments', and their writing:

'This piece can be played on any instruments'.

Compare what Schumann had to say about his publishers wanting to publish
the Romances for oboe and piano as Romances for clarinet and piano:

http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2002/06/000347.txt

Tony
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