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Re: Minimalism Causes Injuries (So Does Beethoven)

Author: crnichols
Date: 2007-11-11 00:36

Last year I performed a minimalist piece. While it takes economy in regard to material to a new level, I feel that the effect this music can have on an audience should not be ignored. If you think about it, your audience is the reason why we exist. We are entertainers, and should never forget this. Often we do, and some people get a dangerous, ignorant attitude about what really matters. I'd rather not play American Soldier, Bravura, National Emblem, Washington Post, and Queen City ad nauseum. There are people that love hearing marching music, and that's a huge part of my job...so I just keep on trucking.
The minimalist piece I performed was Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel. I found it incredibly exhausting. It went over better than anything else on the program, which included masterworks such as the Bach A minor Flute Partita, the Schubert "Arpeggione" Sonata and the Prokofiev Flute Sonata. It was a transcription recital.

Christopher Nichols, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
University of Delaware

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