Klarinet Archive - Posting 000279.txt from 2003/09

From: EClarinet@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinetist/Musician
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:20:09 -0400

In a message dated 9/12/03 3:17:19 AM EST, ormondtoby@-----.net writes:

<< just as we would agree that a virtuoso performer who doesn't compose is
also a "good musician" >>

I don't agree. I am thinking of a vituoso clarinetist who has great sound,
intonation, and technique, of course, but seems to have no soul whatsoever.
This person, who I have heard live and on many recordings, has been taught to
do dynamics in an effort to sound expressive, but is expressive only of 'flash'
and bravado.

For a good definition of what makes a person a musician, I highly recommend
the book I am currently reading, "The Mastery of Music--Ten Pathways to True
Artistry" by Barry Green, he of 'Inner Game of Music' fame.

Elise Curran
Orlando

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