Klarinet Archive - Posting 000276.txt from 1996/04

From: Bill Fogle <bfogle@-----.EDU>
Subj: Ron Monsen comments about "tone"
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 20:20:42 -0400

Another brief and profound note from the electronic pen of Ron Monsen!!!
What an interesting comment! It really does throw away the idea of a
player's "tone" as a single goal. This reminds me of Brymer's comment
that a player should invest in a mouthpiece flexible enough to *tend*
toward a sound wanted in Brahms or to *tend* toward another sound sought
for in Strauss. I'll be thinking about this as I play for days to come.
Thanks, Ron!
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Bill Fogle
Washington, DC
bfogle@-----.edu
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I have been reading this recent exchange with interest. I have a question
to ask; Should a clarinetist-musician performing a recital of let us say:
Sonata No. 2, Eb Major Brahms; Variations for Clarinet and Piano, Francaix;
Sonata Bb Major, Wanhall; and Sonatine Attique, Tomasi--perform this
recital using the same "tone" for this music? Quite a few different styles
and eras are covered. Just a bit of food for thought.

Ron Monsen--