Klarinet Archive - Posting 000300.txt from 2003/02

From: "Elizabeth Berry" <MarchinCharger88@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:18:10 -0500

I'm leaning towards the Lemmings to the List phenomenon. But then, you can
never be sure. Thank you for enlightening us with your life changing story.
It brought tears to my eyes. Now, I'm going to share something with you.

It was one day in band class. We were playing Incantation and Dance by
Chance and I was going along with the piece. It's a very moving piece, I
might add. I don't know when my part was transcribed. I'm guessing it came
from the original. However, with all these present day scandals, it could
have been transcribed by a hobo on the 539 from Seattle to Dallas. It's a
tough call.

So anywho, I was playing my part. Oh, it's a 2nd clarinet part by the way.
And we're doing very well, when all of the sudden, my director gave me "the
frown". Oh, was it a frown or was it a frown. I didn't understand. What
could possibly be wrong?

When I asked the conductor after class, I might mention that there is only
one other conductor that's just as good as he is and that's the other band
director, what I did wrong, he stated a preference for me not coming in too
soon.

"What?" I exclaimed. "But I counted my rests perfectly!"

He asked to see my part and noted that there were 2 beats of rest missing in
the 53rd measure. Oh Peril and agony! What was I to do but add a rest in!
However, that might just upset Mr. Chance, the composer. Oh dear me, what
was I to do? Well, I'll tell you, it bothered me for the longest time. I
laid awake many a night deciding what I might do to remedy this situation.
And one day, I heard a voice...

It was a calling, that voice was just a-calling to me to PUT THE EXTRA REST
IN. And golly gee, I penciled in that extra rest, and it was as if my last
was turned around. Oh joy and rapture! I can live freely again knowing that
I will sound good with the band just because I made a little change to the
printed version of the music. Experts of all kinds make mistakes. And can
you believe that, so do high school students!

I'm sure my life will be influenced by marking that rest in. And I'm sure it
will be also be changed, as you said, by those notes in the Sonata. I don't
know how I could ever survive without you calling that to my attention.
However, I will go through my life knowing that you, Mr. Sutherland, have
taught me a very important, valuable life lesson: I must correct the notes
in that one song by Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Thank you, I don't know how I will
ever be able to repay you. ::wiping tears from eyes::

Elizabeth

----- 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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