Klarinet Archive - Posting 000104.txt from 2008/01

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: legato, myths, creeds
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:00:09 -0500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Pay [mailto:tony.p@-----.org]
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:45 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Re: legato, myths, creeds
>
> On 7 Jan, "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > Ah....someone finally arrived at some kind of definition of the word
> > "legato"...Yea!
> >
> > I think it would helpful for everyone on the list, if a healthy
> discussion
> > of what "legato" is/means, (a huge can of worms) were to take place.
> (put
> > the "horse before the cart" now).
>
> I have to say that I'm extremely surprised that anyone would doubt that a
> legato between two notes is achieved by matching their dynamics and
> tone-colours, and eliminating any gap between them.
>
> What else could it possibly mean?
>
> Tony
> --
>
> _________

While what you describe is implied in Jonathan's post...the fact that we are
talking about the "connection" between two notes, using a word to describe
the particular "way or style", is what I was getting at. Sorry if I was
unclear.

"legato between two notes"....might be better understood if it was described
as "connection between two notes, using a legato
technique/style/connection..etc. There are many ways to connect two notes
and as you have mentioned in some of your posts, many different a subtle
ways to connect notes in a "legato" style.

Forest

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