Klarinet Archive - Posting 000148.txt from 1995/05

From: Tom Izzo <tji@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: mowing the lawn, etc.
Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 10:36:40 -0400

Wow, one for the books! I seen & heard Dennis Brain play a concerto for
Shower hose in D & of course Hoffnung, Spike Jones, & Peter Schickele
have their moments, but a clarinet that mows the lawn. I HAVE to get one
of those!!!!!

Tom

On Wed, 3 May 1995 niethamer%URVAX.BITNET@-----.EDU wrote:

> On Tue, 2 May 1995, Nancy wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Lee. BTW, when you finish your lawn, will you do mine?
>
> Hey Lee - mine too?!?! Is there some sort of attachment for the clarinet
> that would take care of this chore, and make it palatable? It's just
> rained here for 2 days, so the grass is wet and high.
>
> Our English Horn player does a passable "vacuum cleaner" by playing low
> Bb, holding the bell close to the floor of the stage while moving it back
> and forth over the area to be "cleaned", and making great
> crescendi/decrescendi - great for mangled passagework in rehearsal!
>
> David Niethamer
>

   
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