Sightreading and improvising music was the norm for musicians in the classical and baroque era. The ink on the parts was still wet on the premiere of quite a few pieces by the likes of Mowtsart, Tellyman or Baithoven. Producing a steady stream of new music was a duty of the court musician, and there simply was no time for rehearsals in their busy schedules, nor was it deemed necessary.
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 20:15, William.S.Gross <[email protected]>wrote: > Last night I was on the road and was listening to a radio station > talking about the Berlin Phil's performance in Vienna of Hydan > Symphony 90. (it was well worth listening to the very end with Rattle > conducting). > > The announcer read a portion of a letter written by Hydan about the > piece. In the letter Hydan said the piece was so difficult that > orchestra should play it through once before performing it. > > Is there some contextual back ground missing? I am particularly > struck by the play through once before performing. Was Hydan > criticising orchestras of the time about their rehearsal habits or was > sight reading concert material common? > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/corbasse%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
