Klarinet Archive - Posting 000718.txt from 1997/02

From: "Lorne G. Buick" <lgbuick@-----.net>
Subj: Re: the month of march
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 09:32:57 -0500

> i read something yesterday that said that march is the month of composers
> & also women's history month. so!!! if you all know of any women
> clarinet composers out there, let me know. actually, if you know of ANY
> women composers, let me know. i haven't come across many. don't say
> hildegard von bingen (that's obvious), or shumann's wife (it Was shumann's
> wife, wasn't it, who composed?).

On behalf of my wife, the raging feminist: Her name is Clara (Schumann),
yes, she was a composer, and please don't refer to her as "Schumann's wife"
any more!

:-) :-) :-)

(just so you don't think I take all this _too_ seriously)

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