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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2005/09

From: Walter ross <wbr@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Composer John Stump? Know him?
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:57:26 -0400

Yes, there is a Schmutzig method book for "Das Bass."

Walter Ross

On Sep 27, 2005, at 3:19 PM, Kevin H. Moore wrote:

> Wasn't there a string book too?
>
> I seem to remember a bow with an "up" and "down" switch, for passages
> with
> long ties / slurs.
>
> Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "barbara trautwein" <mzeztee@-----.edu>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 14:45 Hrs
> Subject: Re: [DR-L] Composer John Stump? Know him?
>
>
>> For you young kids out there:
>>
>> There were, to my knowledge two Schmutzig method books, one for horn
>> and
>> one for woodwinds. They came out about sixty years ago and were VERY
>> funny . . .the horn book, especially. They were presented as serious
>> method books but all the material was unplayable, a sort of parody on
>> what is expected to be played. An audition scenario is presented with
>> every player's nightmare occuring. . . . .
>>
>> Let me look for mine and if I can find them, I'll provide more info.
>>
>> Hang on. . . .
>>
>> Barbara
>>
>>
>> Arri Bachrach wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> I think it is purely a joke, like some of the pieces in the horn
>>>> method by
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Schmutzig.
>>>
>>>
>>>> ??????????????????
>>>
>>>
>>> that is a "dirty" word:-)))
>>>
>>> AB
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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