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John Smyth <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Dec 1999 18:38:17 -0800
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Wes Crone wrote:

>I have written some piano pieces which are awkward for the hands and
>maybe unplayable.  I had not given any consideration to playability and
>since I do NOT write music at the keyboard. ...

There is a very fine line between pushing the envelope and plain disregard
for the realities a performer has to face.  My orchestration teacher used
to say, "Metaphysics for the composition, Physics for the orchestration."

John Smyth

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