Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 2007/05

From: "MPWord -- Vann Turner" <vjoet@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Carmina Burana
Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 16:29:06 -0400

Methinks if we were to judge the quality of music on the standard previously
proposed -- whether the parts are challenging -- we'd trash a lot of really
good music. Instantly coming to mind is Ravel's Bolero, and much of Mahler
and Wagner and Bruckner.

I think we need to listen to the Carmina for what it is intended to be:
primitive, bawdy, earthy music. No, it's not Mozart. Neither is it
Shostakovich, but I think it is excellent, and would hate to see glib,
humorous comments about it diminish it prematurely for those who have not
yet heard it.

Best wishes,
Vann Joe
(amateur)

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