Klarinet Archive - Posting 000347.txt from 2005/02

From: "sarah elbaz" <sarah@-----.com>
Subj: Fw: RE: [kl] composer's intentions
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:36:59 -0500

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> From: "sarah elbaz" <sarah@-----.com>
> Subject: RE: [kl] composer's intentions
> Sent: 23 Feb 2005 13:22:01
>
> Tim,
> I know very well who is Dan Leeson.  And there are many people that know what they are talking about.
> I still think that experiment,  imagination and the ear are the most important tools for a musician and analysis - no matter how carful and how established it is - will never copare to that.
> Sarah
>
> -------Original Message-------
> > From: "Tim Roberts" <timr@-----.com>
> > Subject: RE: [kl] composer's intentions
> > Sent: 22 Feb 2005 22:33:33
> >
> >  You wrote:
> >  
> >  >Dan,
> >  >MY OPINION is that the Beethoven violin concerto on the clarinet is a brilliant idea, and the recording of Michael
> >  >Collins is brilliant too.  I don't need to hear other peoples opinion to know what to think .  Knowledge of musical
> >  >hiostory is very important - BUT WHAT  MY EARS TELL ME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ARGUMENT !
> >  >AND MY MUSICAL COMMON SENSE IS MY EARS BEACAUSE I MAKE MUSIC WITH NOTES AND NOT WITH WORDS!
> >  >Sarah
> >  >
> >  
> >  Sarah, before you go much further, you need to know that Dan Leeson is
> >  quite literally one of the world's leading experts on Mozart and on 18th
> >  Century performance practice.  He has studied, researched, written, and
> >  lectured extensively on those topics over his long life.  He holds
> >  strong opinions, but unlike many people, his opinions are based on
> >  considerable study and careful analysis.
> >  
> >  Unfortunately, you happened to stumble upon one of Dan's hot buttons
> >  here.  He uses strong words to make his points, but you should not take
> >  it personally.  Remember that he is speaking partly for posterity: these
> >  mailing list entries are stored forever in the list archive, and people
> >  who happen to come across list entries using Google can see incorrect
> >  information and accept it as fact unless there is a correction.
> >  
> >  It is often difficult to tell in a mailing list who is just a verbose
> >  blowhard and who is truly worthy of your time and respect.  Dan is one
> >  of the latter.  You should not discard what he says simply because he
> >  disagrees with you.  You should take some time and consider his
> >  statements.  He knows what he is talking about.
> >  
> >  --
> >  - Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
> >    Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
> -------Original Message-------
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From: "sarah elbaz" <sarah@-----.com>
To: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subject: RE: [kl] composer's intentions
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:22:01 +0000
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Tim,
I know very well who is Dan Leeson. And there are many people that know what they are talking about.
I still think that experiment, imagination and the ear are the most important tools for a musician and analysis - no matter how carful and how established it is - will never copare to that.
Sarah

-------Original Message-------
> From: "Tim Roberts" <timr@-----.com>
> Subject: RE: [kl] composer's intentions
> Sent: 22 Feb 2005 22:33:33
>
> You wrote:
>
> >Dan,
> >MY OPINION is that the Beethoven violin concerto on the clarinet is a brilliant idea, and the recording of Michael
> >Collins is brilliant too.  I don't need to hear other peoples opinion to know what to think .  Knowledge of musical
> >hiostory is very important - BUT WHAT  MY EARS TELL ME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ARGUMENT !
> >AND MY MUSICAL COMMON SENSE IS MY EARS BEACAUSE I MAKE MUSIC WITH NOTES AND NOT WITH WORDS!
> >Sarah
> >
>
> Sarah, before you go much further, you need to know that Dan Leeson is
> quite literally one of the world's leading experts on Mozart and on 18th
> Century performance practice.  He has studied, researched, written, and
> lectured extensively on those topics over his long life.  He holds
> strong opinions, but unlike many people, his opinions are based on
> considerable study and careful analysis.
>
> Unfortunately, you happened to stumble upon one of Dan's hot buttons
> here.  He uses strong words to make his points, but you should not take
> it personally.  Remember that he is speaking partly for posterity: these
> mailing list entries are stored forever in the list archive, and people
> who happen to come across list entries using Google can see incorrect
> information and accept it as fact unless there is a correction.
>
> It is often difficult to tell in a mailing list who is just a verbose
> blowhard and who is truly worthy of your time and respect.  Dan is one
> of the latter.  You should not discard what he says simply because he
> disagrees with you.  You should take some time and consider his
> statements.  He knows what he is talking about.
>
> --
> - Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
>   Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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