Klarinet Archive - Posting 000548.txt from 2005/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Question on Bach's harmonic palate
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:25:16 -0500

At 12:43 PM 3/21/2005 -0500, Vann Joe Turner wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Happy Birthday, J.S!
>
>In many of Bach's organ works, he uses dissonance freely, but seems to avoid
>dissonance (mostly) in his instrumental and choral works.
>
>Does anyone know why he used such different palates?
>
>Any explanation or direction to some web site would be appreciated.

PURE speculation: on a keyboard instrument, the dissonance is easy to
control and maintain. With voice or strings, the tendency of musicians
might be to resolve the dissonance, especially if playing such dissonances
is unfamiliar to them.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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