Klarinet Archive - Posting 000270.txt from 2003/02

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:47:03 -0500

Elizabeth is a very smart lady!
P.S. Don't sweat the small stuff ;)
Sue

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Berry" <MarchinCharger88@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question

> 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>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 3:53 PM
> 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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