Klarinet Archive - Posting 000112.txt from 2005/03

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] German sound
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:48:32 -0500

dnleeson wrote:

> One would have to be crazy to deny that there is a relationship
> between speech and music, but even Deutsch for whom this is one of
> life's hot button, has not even hinted that the sound character of a
> musical instrument is affected by speech patterns.

I recall that in Barenboim's book of conversations with Edward Said,
there is an interview in which he relates phrasing patterns in Germanic
playing styles to the language, but of course this is a different thing
to instrumental character.

It does strike me, though, that subtly different phrasing could easily
give the impression of different character regardless of the actual
sound being made.

-- Joe

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