Chris W wrote Years ago, as a student at New England Conservatory, our ww quintet was performing at an in-house fund raiser - typical deal we were in the corner of a very large Bostonian living room playing while wine and cheese etc was being served - we were playing the Milhaud as I remember. When we took a break Gunther Schuller came quickly over to admonish me (in as nice a way as possible) for 1. playing in the corner near the wall (not much choice on that one) and 2. Didn't I know that it would distort my pitch and make me play sharp.
I've never heard anyone else suggest such a thing, but needless to say, I've been sensitive about this all these many years. It would be interesting to hear our scientists weigh in on this. ******* My scientific explanation is that it is better to play sharp than out of tune. Gotta go, Cabbage _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
