Michael, you spelled the great Wolfgang´s family name wrongly. It should read: Motz-art. And Tele-man (derivated from Tele for TV) and the last name as Bett-oven (engl.: Bed-oven or Bad-oven or Bet-often), perhaps. ################################################################################################ Am 20.05.2010 um 20:54 schrieb Michiel van der Linden:
> 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/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
