Jennifer wrote:
> > >The only music I'd really hesitate to
>> >transpose are opera arias.
>>
>> Why would you hesitate to transpose them?
>
>Because operas are (usually) continuous musical
>entities, and transposing one aria would disrupt the
>key structure. This wouldn't be an issue for most
>musicals, where there are long bits of speech between
>songs so key changes wouldn't be noticeable (for most
>of us :o).
I would go along with that reasoning in the context of an opera, but
outside of that I see no reason not to transpose an aria.
>I'm sure other people could jump in here with thoughts
>on sticking to the composer's intention
I'm a composer and one of these days I'll write a rant on the subject
of the composer's intention. I think it will tie in nicely with the
discussion about sheet music.
John Link
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkFeldenkrais
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkVocalQuintet
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