Klarinet Archive - Posting 000301.txt from 2003/02

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Castelnuovo-Tedesco Question
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:28:34 -0500

Elizabeth,
Are you SURE you are only 14?
Sue

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

> 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>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:52 PM
> 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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