Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2011-02-19 21:47
Hear! Hear!
Many of us, of course, were brought up to stay as still as humanly possible while playing. I suspect there may be some limits to that, as well -- when it leads to tension and rigidity that affects musical expression.
However, it seems all too easy to let relaxation in musical presentation become license. I, too, am really distracted by the (intentional or unintentional) bobbing and weaving that seems almost de rigueur in many performances today. When I see members of a quintet, for example, leaning to and fro as if blown by some private wind, I just want to shout, "Sit still, for God's sake!"
On the other hand, one of my favorite double reed videos making the rounds right now is this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w75givGyduk. The name of the group is "The Breaking Winds," and they are a bassoon quartet, with choreography.
Oh, and this is at the Eastman School of Music, no less.
There's a difference between choreography and fidgeting.
Susan
Post Edited (2011-02-19 21:52)
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