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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-10-20 01:28
In one of those 'searches' in this board, the book "Mozart Forgeries" caught my eyes. The review at amazon.com sounded interesting, and thanks to one of my friends who is generous enough to send me a copy of, I received the book and started to read some weeks ago. Now I'm about past half of it, at the moment when the Librarian has the forged scores photocopied. I like the book, though I'm not reading it avidly.
Reading about the author, on the back of the book, I found out he is 'one of America's leading Mozart authorities'.It was quite a short statement. How does one become one? Is he a college professor?
And in 'The Clarinet" of september, he contributed an article about recommending a change in K.622. Despite the whole pages of historical assumptions and facts that are extensively explained (just the same in Mozart Forgeries), the part he wants people to change when playing was , IMHO, somewhat silly: 2 quarter notes instead of a half note. (If my understanding of the passage is correct.) I admit I'm one of the 'know-nothings',but is such interpretation that big deal? Only because it's Mozart's and the original score is gone?
I'll be most grateful if you can share your opinion about Mozart Forgeries and the author and his recent article in the above mentioned magazine.
Lucy Lee Jang
Post Edited (2005-10-20 01:30)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2005-10-20 02:29
claclaws wrote:
> Reading about the author, on the back of the book, I found out
> he is 'one of America's leading Mozart authorities'.It was
> quite a short statement. How does one become one? Is he a
> college professor?
Dan isn't a college professor, but has an avocation regarding Mozart's works. He is passionate and thorough in his research. One of the sections in the Neue Mozart Ausgabe, the authoritative and scholarly book on Mozart and his works, is authored by him.
> the part he
> wants people to change when playing was , IMHO, somewhat silly:
> 2 quarter notes instead of a half note. (If my understanding of
> the passage is correct.) I admit I'm one of the
> 'know-nothings',but is such interpretation that big deal?
Yes it is, to those that take historical authenticity and context seriously.
Dan posts extensively in the Klarinet mailing list, run from and searchable here. Look up his posts on the Grand Partitta someday ...
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Author: larryb
Date: 2005-10-20 03:58
want to have some fun?
try searching: "Dan Leeson Tony Pay" on the Klarinet mailing list.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-10-20 04:09
One of my favorite Dan Leeson (non-musical) quotes:
"...A good pizza is defined not by what it has but what it does not
have. It may not have pineapple, spinach, or lox..."
...GBK
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2005-10-20 08:16
Be careful, GBK.
Future scholars studying your post may conclude that the correct spelling of his name was in fact Dan Lesson.
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2005-10-20 08:27
Shame they can't fix the "Partitta" typo as easily, would have saved a lot of pointless gassing.
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: contragirl
Date: 2005-10-21 01:36
Dan Leeson used to work as a computer guy, I think witk IBM. He also taught math. lol.
The ICA collection is home to all of his papers, including math tests and IBM documents he had kept. While going through his stuff, I even found a manual and receipt for a weedwhacker he bought in 1989.
He collected a lot of clarinet music, too. Old manuscripts, and scores from the 1800s and on. Also tried to compile his own classical excerpts for bass clarinet.
I thought he had passed away of cancer.
Anyone that gets music from the ICA may see "Daniel Leeson" stamped on their music.
--CG
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-10-21 02:30
Wow. Quite a bio on the blayman site. Can anyone say, "Role Model"?
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2005-10-21 03:59
Alexi said:
"Can anyone say, "Role Model"?"
And I say...well, he was my role model UNTIL I read all the other stuff about him I never knew on that Blayman website. I'd heard of his work nearly 20 years ago, in college, and thought, "Wow, he does some neat stuff!" Now that I know about the rest of it...I give up! 
Katrina
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