Klarinet Archive - Posting 000556.txt from 1996/09

From: T I Herel <cdrherel@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: "lyrics" to the Mozart concerto
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 02:11:03 -0400

No, Greg, you didn't ruin it, but once upon a time a clarinetist sang to
me lyrics to the Brahms E-flat Sonata that I will never be able to get
out of my head! I have since sung them myself to many a clarinetist,
just because! I am not allowed to print them here on this very public
list!

Teri Herel

On Thu, 8 Aug 1996 08:21:24 -0600 Greg Baker
<BAKERG01@-----.EDU> writes:
>There is an ongoing discussion on the rec.music.classical.performing
>newsgroup
>about words that are set to famous classical music. Someone wrote in
>this
>morning the "words" to the opening of the Mozart clarinet concerto:
>
>Hey, clarinet, you're playing flat.
>Tune it, tune it
>Sharper.
>
>I hope I don't permenantly ruin the piece for anyone, but I thought it
>was
>pretty funny.
>
>Greg Baker
>