Klarinet Archive - Posting 000620.txt from 2002/09

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: [kl] 'Deciding to' and 'Entitled to'
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 18:51:19 -0400

Apropos the difference between 'deciding to' and 'entitled to', I have a
relevant story:

An ex-student of mine once phoned me up and said that he was playing the
Berio Sequenza in a concert. He was concerned about the multiphonics in
the latter part of the piece, which are actually unobtainable as written
on a normal clarinet without the low Eb key.

"What I've been doing," he said, "is singing the other note. Is that
OK?"

I replied that I didn't know. "Does it give an acceptable result?" I
asked.

"Well, that's what I want to know. Is it alright that it isn't a
multiphonic?"

"That depends on what it sounds like," I said.

"Yes, but what's your own personal opinion? Would I be justified in
changing what he wrote to that degree?"

"Well," I said, "the only person who would *really* know that is Berio
himself. Tell you what, I'll give you his phone number, and then you
can ask him."

"Oh, no, I wouldn't want to do that!" said my student.

"Why not, he's quite approachable," I said.

"No, I understand that," he said, "but....what if he says no?"

Tony
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