Klarinet Archive - Posting 000222.txt from 2010/06

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music verses Sport
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:10:37 -0400

Music and sports aren't the same. Yes. both are forms of entertainment, but
music is where people come together to bring order in order to make
something please. Sports is where people come together to oppose each other
in order to achieve a goal. In music, no one wins if they get to the double
bar first!!

They don't really call it "mistakes" in sports anyway. In the U.S., they are
referred to as "errors". In fact, you could play perfectly mistake-free
game of just about anything, but one team will still win, because they are
superior players. You've probably heard "losers" give interviews to the
media saying things like "we gave it our best, but in the end, the other
team had more skill" or whatever. Games aren't always lost because of
mistakes.

I suspect the answer to your second question is a far more complex one.
Obviously, theater houses have to maximize the number of seats available in
order to maximize their total profit. Theater houses aren't always intended
for orchestra, obviously. They can be used to house any number of venues,
many of which might sell out rather quickly - popular speakers, or
comedians, or other similar venues come to mind.

In many ways, orchestras are outdated relics still trying to survive. Let's
face it, when Mozart performed, there were far fewer forms of entertainment
vying for the consumer dollar. Today, there are literally hundreds of things
I could be doing on any given Saturday night that could be occupying my
time.

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Williams, Kathy <
Kathy.Williams@-----.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Perhaps it is my wry Australian sense of humour, but while I was watching a
> game of Rugby League live at the ground, where my team played abominably and
> lost, not helped by appalling refereeing, it set me to wondering, why is it
> that a sportman can make a miriad of mistakes in a game/match, and still
> have a job the next week, yet if an orchestral musican, or perhaps soloist,
> makes only a couple of mistakes in a concert, they are shown the door? Music
> and sport are both forms of entertainment, yet there seems such an
> inequality. I would welcome more discussion on this issue.
>
> Also, given symphony orchestra concerts in my hometown are less than fully
> sold out, perhaps we should take a leaf from the cinemas who have gold
> class, reclining chairs, food and drink on demand, we could rip out some of
> the seats and do the same. I would certainly come back to the concert hall,
> if I didn't have to pay 50 bucks to sit in a tiny cramped chair, in a half
> empty concert hall, having to queue up at interval for my drink, and
> generally not having any sort of contact or interaction with the performers.
>
> That is my two cents, I can't wait to hear what everyone has to say.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kathy Williams
> Customer Service Delivery Consultant
> Customer Service Delivery
> Customer Care, Telstra Enterprise and Government
> Telstra Corporation Limited 1800 025 222
>
>
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