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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000023.txt from 2005/04

From: Sameer Al-Abdullah <simsim29@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Duduk et al.
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 03:24:53 -0400

That www.Loree-paris.com site is not working.....or is just me???

On Apr 4, 2005 2:48 AM, PhilFrei@-----.com> wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Thanks for the Loree site. When I Googled Loree and Paris, I got over a
> thousand hits and the Loree site wasn't on the first half dozen pages.
>
> The site where I got the Duduk "How to..." book follows:
>
> http://www.arpmusic.com/arpshop/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=251&category_id=
>
> They seem like a decent group. The prices are what they are, no shipping or
> handling. I think they have all the instruments listed in the last couple days'
> emails, but I couldn't vouch for the quality, though they do seem reputable.
> I don't know if they are the best prices.
>
> I wonder if the Ney is the same as this Bulgarian flute I heard. I can't
> remember what it is called, but it is quite difficult, blown like a bottle with
> lots of overblowing involved. It had a really nice timbre. I think it had at
> least a few finger-holes, though.
>
> I have the "Last Temptation..." soundtrack. I probably heard the Duduk there
> and wondered what it was. I think it was used on a "Buffy the Vampire" episode
> also which caught my ear. I managed to catch the producer on a fan website
> and asked him what it was, but he could only identify it as an "Arabic flute." I
> think I saw a documentary on the DVD for "Gladiator" where they mentioned
> getting Gasparyan to play. Sometime about a month ago, I googled Gasparyan and
> discovered his instrument was a double reed.
>
> There's another film I hear is quite good that uses the Duduk, "Mt. Ararat"
> by A. Egoyan. I'm trying to snag a copy from the local library, but it keeps
> getting checked out. Am going to have to resort to putting a hold on it. The
> performer is younger than Gasparyan, but seems to have an even wider tonal range,
> expressively, as well as being of a very high reputation. I checked out one
> of his CD's from the library, but his name slips my mind.
>
> We'll see how the finances are after tax-time, in terms of going through with
> a purchase or not.
>
> - Phil Freihofner
>
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