Klarinet Archive - Posting 000269.txt from 2003/02

From: "Elizabeth Berry" <MarchinCharger88@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:26:37 -0500

I agree with Sue. If people pull out their hair over a few notes, then they
aren't getting the point of music at all. Dude, if 3 notes are up in the
air, PUT IN A BAR OF REST!! One of my favorite quotes: KISS.. Keep it
simple, stupid. Not saying anyone on here is stupid by that or anything, but
in the long run of things, it doesn't matter.
Secondly, it is good to be tolerant Dan, but not to the point where anything
goes. It's good to be tolerant of religion, but if the whole world was just
completely tolerant of each other, nothing would happen. If it's someone's
style to play 16th notes as 32nd notes, you would correct them right? If it
is someone's style to play Fortes as Pianos, you would correct them, right?
If someone is about to have a coronary over a small section of music, you
would tell them to chill out, right? I hope so! Besides, you're going to
make mistakes in the music while you're performing anyway. Nobody ever plays
a piece of music correctly, Hot Cross Buns not included. Perfection is your
own definition.
Chill, Dan, chill!

~*Elizabeth*~
By the way, I'm proud of my punctuation. I support Marlena in being
completely traditional. ROCK ON GIRL!!!! If we have no sense of traditional,
Pachelbel Canon is going to become a rap song and such. Mozart and Bach are
not going to jump out of the graves and file a lawsuit if you change the
music a bit, but it's nice to have a little respect for them by playing it
the way they intended.
There's my two cents, spend it wisely. ;)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question

> Dan,
> I am actually a very tolerant person, and I agree that we each have
> our own things that interest and fascinate us. This is what makes the
> world go 'round. I was just meaning to address the fact that
> maybe we DO put too much importance in things (we all have done it)
> that may SEEM like a big deal at the time, because we are so
> involved and caught up in it.....maybe at some point further down
> the road, we may look back and go, "Whoa! Why did I make such
> an issue over THAT?"
> This sounds to me like a problem that no one really knows the correct
> answer to, and since we can't ask the composer.......????
> Sue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Leeson" <leeson0@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:51 AM
> 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!!
> > >>>--
> > >>>***************************
> > >>>**Dan Leeson **
> > >>>**leeson0@-----.net **
> > >>>***************************
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> >
> >
> > --
> > ***************************
> > **Dan Leeson **
> > **leeson0@-----.net **
> > ***************************
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