I saw Michael Chance use sheet music in a concert and although I was
slightly baffled at first it didn't distract at all from his performance...
Else Kramer
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From: "Naomi Gurt Lind" <omigurt@m...>
From: "Naomi Gurt Lind" <omigurt@m...>
To: "Vocalist" <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
To: "Vocalist" <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: [vocalist] re: heads buried in books
> Karen wrote:
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> >One of the most bizarre concerts I ever attended was a recital of
Schubert
> >Lieder by the head of one of my smaller local university voice
> >departments. This lady did not just use music on "Der Hirt dem Felsen" -
> >which I suppose one could tenuously justify because it's a duet with
> >clarinet (???!) - but she used the music (with music stand) on ALL of the
> >songs - and we're talking mainly Schubert "chestnuts" here, like
> >"Heidenroeslein" and "Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria)". Oh, she sang the
> >songs well enough - but I couldn't help dwelling in my mind on the
> >impression she was making on her students by giving her Lieder recital
> >with music and music stand. Shame on her!
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> This is bizarre to me, too. It's certainly well outside the norm of
> concert convention. On the other hand, maybe this woman had some kind of
> learning disability that precluded her memorizing music. Come to think of
> it, I've heard of some highly accomplished singers who use music in
> performance, although I've rarely seen it done except in new music.
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> NGL
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