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.
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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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