Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 1994/11

From: Cary Karp <ck@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: Maltz' comments on national sounds
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 08:31:09 -0500

On Sun, 6 Nov 1994, Dan Leeson wrote:

> In effect, the wrapping of the player in a non-classic national ethnic
> tradition eliminates the very thing that you say can be used to identify
> them.

Fair enough as long as we're talking about someone trying to emulate a
regional tradition bearer, but --

> Sure I can tell a Klezmer player, but can I tell a Romanian
> Klemzer player from a Hungarian Klezmer player, from an American Klezmer
> player? I don't think so.

Are you telling us that you can't tell the difference or are are you
telling us that because you can't tell the difference nobody else can?

Cary <Karp@-----.se>