Klarinet Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 1996/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Yamaha Clarinets and "Lines"
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 09:18:38 -0400

Vicki,
I'll bet you can get some biographical info on Freedman from the
Canadian Music Center. They have a web site (check the archives it was
mentioned a few weeks ago) and a regular phone # also. I assume, of
course that you've done the obligatory Groves, Baker's, ASCAP/BMI, Who's
Who in Music research.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Tue, 1 Oct 1996, Vicki Schaffer wrote:

> 2 Questions:
>
> 1) I will probably be purchasing a Yamaha CS clarinet in the next month, so
> I really appreciate people's comments about this instrument. I am currently
> trying some Yamaha AE clarinets, and was wondering if anyone had any comments
> or comparisons of the two, as well as comparisons to the rest of the clarinet
> world. Almost all comments I've heard has been positive about the CS, althoug
h
> the AE seems to have more resistance to airflow. Is there anything in
> particular that someone dislikes about them? I have been playing on a Leblanc
> LL, and the difference is phenomenal. Any and all comments would be helpful!
>
> 2) For my Junior recital, I will be playing "Lines" by Harry Freedman. The
> solo has three movements and is unaccompanied. All I have is a biographical
> sketch of Freedman, and I know it took a while to find a US publisher who
> had a copy on hand (Freedman is Canadian, and seems to be well known in Canada
> for a variety of compostions. *Does anyone have any information as to the
> meaning behind the title, or the piece itself?* ANY insight would be great
> at this point--style ideas, interpretations, but I am really curious as to why
> the piece is called "Lines."
>
> THANKS!
> Vicki Schaffer
>