Klarinet Archive - Posting 000405.txt from 1996/03

From: B HUDSON <XDPW41A@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: C clarinet discussion
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:52:48 -0500

>I feel, based on my experience with living composers, that some composers
>(Strauss, Berlioz, Mahler come prominently to mind) know specifically
>which clarinet they want, and will accept no substitutes. Others (Mr.
>Sclater among them, if I read his post correctly) aren't so concerned
>with the difference in color from clarinet to clarinet, and are looking
>for a less instrument-specific musical result.

David,

I would assume that even "theoretically correct Dan" would acknowledge that
with the advent Finalle et. al., the reasonable likelihood of a given
composer knowing exactly what clarinet he or she wanted will deminish
markedly in the future. A recent symposium of contemporary composers
conducted here in the Raleigh area demonstrated a considerable lack of
knowledge the capabilities of several of the wind instruments.

Bruce Hudson, xdpw41a@-----.com

Raleigh, NC

   
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