Klarinet Archive - Posting 000298.txt from 2003/02

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:12:36 -0500

Hi, me again.
My husband, who is NOT a musician, is wondering,
why was this "typo" (or not) brought to the composer's
attention when he was still living, and taken care of
at that time?
I know Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco died in 1968,
right? How many years before his death was the
sonata published?
Sue

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

> 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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