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Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 08:33:22 +0000
From: "Michael Peloquin"
Subject: Re: Lighten up--was Soloist's Freedom

Wow!
Call the FDNY--flames-o-plenty!
Mike Will has a lot to offer this community whether you think he can play or
not. You must be the koch that they named that chromatic after, the one for
wimps that can't really play chrom and can't really play 10 hole
chromatically or otherwise. Take your flames elsewhere.
- -Mike, keep providing fools like this a boatload of free knowledge that
they
will never use.

- -bobkoch-Put your harmonica in your mouth and practice, after you remove
your foot. I can just imagine the kind of monster player you must be.

Cranial-Anal Syndrome-No Known Cure, but with your help an end is in sight.
Michael Peloquin
humble working musician, teacher and nice guy

>From: "Robert Koch"
>To: "Mike Will" ,
>Subject: Re: Soloist's Freedom
>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:46:55 +0100
>
>
>What the f... are you talking about, Mike? You should learn to play the
>harp
>before "wondering" about what ever you're yacking about. Learn to play the
>shit and then may be, MAY BE, somebody will listen.
>Sunnyside Bob
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Will"
>Subject: Soloist's Freedom

> > 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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