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Group: rec.music.makers.piano · Group Profile
Author: Richard SchultzRichard Schultz Date: Nov 26, 2007 11:39
In article <474a741b$0$11488$c30e37c6@ pit-reader.telstra.net>, albert landa dodo.com.au> wrote:
: The OP was not asking,e.g. "How difficult is Rhapsody in Blue COMPARED to
: the Rach.3." His question was to the effect of "How difficult is Rhapsody in
: Blue" and this is unanswerable except one would need to know the level of
: skill of the prospective pianist to be able to give a reasonable
: answer.Answers such as "Well, in your case you shouldn't have to much
: difficulty" or 'In your case forget it." etc.etc.
I was giving the OP credit for being just a wee bit faster off the mark
than you appear to be. If someone asks "How difficult is piece X," in
normal parlance, he can be understood to be asking "What is the technical
difficulty of piece X," not "How difficult will it be for me personally
to play?" While the latter will depend on any number of factors, the
former is something that can be gauged more or less accurately, at least
for someone who has a reasonable grasp of the English language.
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Richard Schultz schultr@ mail.biu.ac.il
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
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"You don't even have a clue about which clue you're missing."
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