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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 21:04:16 -0500
From: Douglas Tate
Subject: Re: Soloist's Freedom

:)
Depends on whether you are REALLY asking about an 'accompanist' or a
person who plays duos with you on, say, piano.

There is a WORLD of difference.

Douglas t

At 05:52 PM 03/04/02 -0800, you wrote:

>There have been several enlightening replys regarding
>my question about "classical" (whatever that means, as
>Douglas points out) degrees of freedom--room for
>expression and interpretation. I appreciate the
>feedback, and it doesn't fall on deaf eyes(?).
>
>Anyway, it got me to wondering if there's a difference
>between a soloist's freedom of expression and
>interpretation vs. those of an accompaniest. Are
>there fewer degrees of freedom there? Less room for
>rhythmic, dynamic, or phrase variation? Maybe this
>also applies to ensemble playing, like a horn section
>or quartet.
>
>I'm only asking about _fewer_ degrees of freedom--not
>dismissing the freedom of expression and
>interpretation of those not the soloist, but wondering
>about the distinction between the freedom of the
>soloist and the freedom of the non-soloist, if any.
>
>Mike Will
>
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