Klarinet Archive - Posting 000246.txt from 2003/02

From: "Andy Raibeck" <cactus@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:42:32 -0500

I got the impression that Sue was just trying to bring perspective on the
rigorous nature of the discussion regarding this matter. I did not interpret
her remarks as trying to "thought police" those players for whom this is an
important issue.

> but for some players, how to play a couple of notes is a matter of life
and death.

Only in a few dark corners of the world.

Perspective, Dan, perspective. :-)

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Leeson" <leeson0@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question

> Sue, how you spend your life is your decision, but for some players, how
> to play a couple of notes is a matter of life and death. And you should
> make a genunie effort to be as understanding of that attitude and they
> probably are in be understanding of yours.
>
> Whether or not you are "totally wrong here," as you suggested, is not my
> decision to make, nor is it yours to decide if we who dwell on these
> matter are the ones who are totally wrong, either.
>
> Tolerance Sue, tolerance.
>
> Dan
>
> Raycraft wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I may be totally wrong here, but isn't there MORE to
> > life than how to play a couple of NOTES????????
> > Sue
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
> > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 8:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
> >
> >
> >
> >>Dan,
> >>
> >>I recently listened to an interview on NPR with a contemporary
> >>mathematician/author promoting his newest book. The book noted this
> >>phenomena of "original" thought in younger minds. He documented this
using
> >
> > a
> >
> >>historical review of math breakthroughs and noting the age of the
> >>mathematician at the time. It seems that the older the mathematician the
> >>more "set in their ways".....a few anomalies...but not many in his
> >>historical review.
> >>I'll try to find the reference. It's been several months and I while I
was
> >>intrigued, I wasn't listening well enough to remember the authors name.
> >>
> >>Forest
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Dan Leeson" <leeson0@-----.net>
> >>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> >>Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:15 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Marlena wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Kk, I think u should go with what YOU want to do; play the
> >>>
> > C#s!
> >
> >>I
> >>
> >>>>mean, in general, if u play music as it is written, it almost makes u
> >>>>fall asleep. U have to put yourself into it, change tempo, dynamics,
> >>>>right? So I think this rule applies in this case.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>That one should do as one wishes and have a completely unfettered view
> >>>of how to perform is a point of view often expressed by young people
who
> >>>want to feel no constraint working against what they see is their
> >>>artistic development. And that view has some merit because it tends to
> >>>encourage independent thinking. As a result of thinking independently,
> >>>the party, if intellectually honest, can go no where but to the place
> >>>against which they are arguing so emotionally. So such eventually
people
> >>>wind up doing the very thing that they rebelled against.
> >>>
> >>>Several years ago, a young woman on this list stated explicitly that
she
> >>>was a modern person, unchained from all ideas of the past, and she
> >>>intended to perform K. 622 in whatever way struck her fancy. I wonder
> >>>what happened to her and if she has now become a flaming conservative.
> >>>
> >>>I see Marlena a few years from now telling her children and eventually
> >>>her grandchildren that the traditional way is the only way. I do hope
> >>>that her written skills get better, though. It is not easy to read what
> >>>she writes. Punctuation Marlena, punctuation!!
> >>>--
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> >>>**Dan Leeson **
> >>>**leeson0@-----.net **
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