Klarinet Archive - Posting 000709.txt from 2003/05

From: "Albert Nemiroff" <anemiroff@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] democracy in music
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 23:23:32 -0400

I cannot remember any occasion in which group music performance is
predicated on the democratic process. There may have been an infrequent
exception in regard to a duo, trio, or even possibly a quartet, and then
only for artistic interpretation. Expectation of democracy in music is an
oxymoron. Has anyone a differing experience?
There are various solutions to public temper tantrums, as there are
procedures for answering a sincere call for help. Success in resolution of
problems, for which help is requested - even begged by incessant
teration - is predicated in large part on the willingness of the seeker to
want to be helped. Certainly there are health care providers on this list,
who can corroborate the notion that cancer victims who fight to survive have
a lower death rate than those who give up. Repetition of "Po' me" doesn't
cut it. A rut is just a grave with the ends kicked out of it. There is such
an extra-special feeling generated by the task of deleting extraneous
trivia, not only from my home computer, but from the office computer as
well. How about a tantrum tax levied on those who remain refractory to what
are generally accepted as reasonable solutions?
Al

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