And Splatklang is when you don't quite manage to play that difficult chord....
P 2008/9/30 "Mathias Roesel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > So, is "Spaltklang" the equivalent of other 20th > century ideas about older music, such as terraced > dynamics? Trying to strictly answer your question: No. The term is not an equivalent of ideas, not of other ideas, not of other 20th century ideas. Let alone terraced dynamics >;) Spaltklang does not exclusively bear on Early Music ("older music"), it is applied on modern music, too, e. g. some ensemble music by Stravinsky. My I suggest that we do not dance around this golden name. It's not worth it. It's just an attempt of a descriptive term. Mathias > --- "Mathias Roesel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > "howard posner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > So if I understand correctly, the answer to my > > question about who > > > mentioned "Spaltklang" is that it was 20th-century > > German > > > musicologists interpreting the intent of earlier > > musicians > > > > Yes >8) > > > > As it seems, Heinrich Besseler was the one to coin > > the term. > > > > > I've never encountered an English term similar to > > "Spaltklang." > > > > As results from discussions on other lists, > > spaltklang wasn't translated > > into English musicology. I was told that English > > spaking scholars would > > quote the German term, adding a short explanation. > > > > > It seems to me that Harnoncourt has nearly the > > opposite opinion, > > > writing that the baroque orchestra was like a > > baroque organ, with the > > > sounds of the individual instruments designed to > > blend. > > > > Perhaps Mr Harnoncourt has changed his mind > > somewhere on his way? At any > > rate, that would be contrary to what he presented in > > his book > > "Klangrede" where he said that different colours and > > speaking positions > > in an orchestra (which is what qualifies as > > spaltklang) are, so to say, > > the salient points of baroque music. > > > > > He contrasts > > > the modern orchestra, in which the instruments are > > designed to stand > > > out (consider, for example, the sharper tone of > > the modern flute, > > > oboe and trumpet, in comparison to their baroque > > counterparts). > > > > Erm, are you talking about modern, i. e. romantic > > orchestras? I was > > under the impression that it's baroque instruments > > which stand out, as > > opposed to romantic instruments which are supposed > > to blend. > > > > > BTW, what does "MGG" stand for? > > > > Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. It's a standard > > lexicon of music, > > comparable to the New Grove. > > -- > > Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Peter Martin Belle Serre La Caulie 81100 Castres France tel: 0033 5 63 35 68 46 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: [6]www.silvius.co.uk [7]http://absolute81.blogspot.com/ [8]www.myspace.com/sambuca999 [9]www.myspace.com/chuckerbutty -- References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 5. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. http://www.silvius.co.uk/ 7. http://absolute81.blogspot.com/ 8. http://www.myspace.com/sambuca999 9. http://www.myspace.com/chuckerbutty