Klarinet Archive - Posting 000145.txt from 1995/12

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Articulation audition
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 17:23:48 -0500

>
>Say, that's really interesting. I also started playing the viola after I
>realized that for many orchestras, my amateur clarinet level was not high
>enough. What's the next choice if someone really is eager to play within a
>symphony orchestra? Viola, of course. Nobody wants to play that thing anyway
>it seems.
>
>I just wonder how many viola players actually started their musical life
>with the clarinet?
>
>Randolf

I'd long decided that if I were to take up a string instrument, it
would be the viola! My decision was based more on range; the viola spans a
similar range as the clarinet, nicely overlapping both violins and cellos!

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
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