Klarinet Archive - Posting 000876.txt from 2003/08

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Gezunt or Gezint
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 14:41:05 -0400

Waltz, schmaltz. The secret of the Viennese lilt is in the beats two and
three. They are written as quarter notes and usually played by horns
and 2nd violins. Make the first quarter note a little longer so that it
stretches backwards and begins at the end of the first beat. The rhythm
of the third beat is unchanged.

Bing, schming, you do it that way and you will have Viennese waltzes
that cannot be discerned as being played by American musicians even if
listened to by Salzburgers!!

There is no schmaltz in a Viennese waltz, only an advance on the
placement of the first "pah" of the "oom, pah, pah." That will be three
dollars, please.

DNL

Allen J. Levin wrote:

> On the other hand the Viennese waltz requires a certain amount of
> schmaltz, a little skip in the step and a sensitivity to tempo changes
> that challenge a lot of players and (dare I say it) conductors.
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> Allen
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>> Blood, schmud. It is a cultural adaptation. The very wonderful first
>> klezmer player with the Boston Conservatory Klezmer band was an
>> African American. Anyone can play klezmer, just as anyone can play
>> Viennese waltzes.
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