Klarinet Archive - Posting 000334.txt from 2010/08

From: "Peter Gentry" <peter.gentry@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cantabile
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:14:01 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Wakeling [mailto:joseph.wakeling@-----.net]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 1:49 PM

>Anyway, what I'm interested in is something a bit different -- how to
>effectively communicate to the performers that the "accepted wisdom" in
>how the notes of modern pieces should be interpreted _isn't what's
>wanted here_.

It is but that is almost impossible without a "wise mentor" (ie the
composer), or impossibly complex annotations, to give you this direction. It
must come down from the composer via played examples to teacher to
performer. Then the performer must put all the bits together using his/her
own style.

A form of words that could be translated into a performance style could be
written as a computer program and applied to a notation. Happily for
professional musicians this is not available yet.

It is possible that the composer may not indicate the "best" performance
either. Who was it that advised performers to ignore the composer's tempi as
"they seldom know what they are doing"?

I agree with your implied point that with Baroque and Classical works we
have an accepted interpretation to follow (or not) but fashions even here
can change.

We rely on the efforts of the individual performer/conductor and enjoy all
the different interpretations - even bad ones can shed a new light on a
work.

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