Klarinet Archive - Posting 000639.txt from 2004/11

From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Presumptuous Americans
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:32:11 -0500

At 11:25 PM 11/22/2004 +0100, Tony Pay wrote:
>I don't know how presumptuous Harold Wright was, because I'm only hearing
>about him second-hand. But, I have to say, people in his position,
>particularly in America, have often been presumptuous about such matters.

For example?

>Finally:
>
>Do you understand that that I have nothing at all against you posting what
>*you* find works; but everything against you posting what *other people
>should do* -- whether endorsed by legendary US clarinettists or no?

I just take everything with an implied "in my (not so) humble opinion".

Thus reading:

In my not so humble opinion, other people should...

Makes my life less stressful.

>The most important part of 'what works' for us is that our judgement of that
>workability depends on our view of the musical context, not on some
>here-today, gone-tomorrow authority.

Amen.

Except learning from gone-tomorrow authorities is a pretty good place to
start one's journey towards "what works". I will admit my own frustration
with people who think this point is the end rather than the beginning of
the journey.

That, however, is their loss.

-Adam

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