Klarinet Archive - Posting 000296.txt from 2003/02

From: Dan Sutherland <dan.sutherland@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:57:53 -0500

CAUTION : Anecdotal advice to follow.

I thought I had trashed all of the Castelnuovo-Tedesco posts. Do they
reproduce themselves or is it a "lemmings to the List" phenomenon.

Just last week I had the privilege of performing his Guitar Concerto no 1
in D opus 99. That is, I played the clarinet 1 part.

My part was transcribed directly from the score, a 1954, renewed 1982
Schott +Co. Ltd., London edition.

I listened to a recording of the work to prepare. In the recording there
were 4 notes that differed from the score. They were half steps away.

I received "the frown" from the conductor when I played the printed notes,
although they were the notes he was looking at. They were dissonant and at
obvious odds with conventional tonality and what else was in the score.

When I queried the conductor he stated a preference for the less dissonant
version.

So.

Since my livelihood depends on me not annoying conductors and your future
may be influenced by which notes you choose to play in the Sonata, in
Tedesco's case I would advise choosing the less dissonant harmonies.

Composers make mistakes, Performers make mistakes, Copyists make mistakes,
Experts of all kinds make mistakes.

If playing Tedesco absolutely correctly were such a big deal, I am sure I
would have played more Tedesco.

Dan

It's good to be home.

t 10:20 PM 2/9/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Once again, I'm with Sue.
>Oh my gosh, I'm 14, and some of you are acting like 10 year olds!
>You're acting like ME when I'm trying to decide what OUTFIT I'm going to
>wear!!
>"Should I wear red?" "Oh, no, I should wear blue" "Well, I don't know,
>stripes are in" "Yet denim is kinda cute" "Yellow makes me look fat"
>"Nothing too fancy" "Ew this is too plain".
>Dude, COME ON. It is music!!!!!!!! If you have a problem with one note, you
>need to GO CRY A RIVER, THEN BUILD A BRIDGE, AND GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>Nothing is more annoying than someone that overanalyzes music. It's not a
>math test! There is no one correct answer! For the love of humanity, world
>peace, and Vandoren #4's, JUST PICK A NOTE AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE! If
>you're truly bothered by it, pick another song. Gee, what epiphany.
>
>Thanks :)
>
>~*Elizabeth*~
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
>
>
> > Mark,
> > I am certainly NOT surprised that anyone would think it
> > is a serious matter. My whole point is, sometimes we get
> > so involved something, in this case music (but it can happen
> > with anything that we are passionate about) that we make
> > it too important in our lives, even to the point that we don't
> > HAVE a life outside of that.
> > I really wasn't trying to make a big issue over this particular
> > piece of music.
> > Sue
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
> > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:26 PM
> > Subject: RE: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
> >
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Raycraft [mailto:raycraft@-----.com]
> > > > It was all the debating that I saw as kind of
> > > > silly (oops...am I offending someone AGAIN?)
> > >
> > > Sue,
> > > I don't think anyone is offended, but you've suggested that the attempt
>to
> > > find out the "truth" behind what you consider an inconsequential bit in
>a
> > > piece of music is silly, and were surprised that anyone would think it
>was
> > a
> > > serious matter.
> > >
> > > It might be "silly" for you to think that something so small is of
> > > consequence, but believe me, it isn't silly or inconsequential for a
> > number
> > > of other people on this list.
> > >
> > > mark C.
> > >
> > >
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