Klarinet Archive - Posting 000288.txt from 2003/04

From: "Wendy Bosma" <bosma@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Piccolo +Eb
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:45 -0400

I think writing a piece that only one person in the world can play
pleasingly would be a super sweet thing to do. It would make your music
even more special.

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From: B. Rite [mailto:b1rite@-----.net]
Subject: Re: [kl] Piccolo +Eb

Well, I've learned something. Thank you, Nancy and Kelly.

I suppose this raises the issue of writing to take advantage of a
particular performer's skills or a particular instance of instruments.
What will happen to your music if only one performer or one set of
individual instruments can play the composition in a pleasing manner?
Should you not write it?

In a way (I realize this is stretching the point a bit), Mozart wrote
for a particular performer with (at that time) a nearly unique
instrument.

You could make the same speculations about many electronic pieces which
rely on particular sound samples.

Cheers,
Bill

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