Klarinet Archive - Posting 000927.txt from 1997/02

From: Cynthia Kay Matthews <ckm0002@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: terminology question
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:00:41 -0500

Sean,
Our wind symphony recorded that piece last year. I think
"la meta" means middle or half, in Italian. So maybe only half of the 1st
clarinets should play it? That's just a guess, but it is a soft
passage, so it might make sense.
I'm really not sure either!

Cindy

On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, DOES THE SCREAMING IN MY HEAD BOTHER YOU wrote:

> Our wind ensmable has started woring on Yasuhide Ito's
> Gloriosa - Symphonic Poem for Band. In the second movement we
> have "la meta" in our parts. I have tried to find the meaning and
> no one can find it in anything we've looked in. Any clues???
>
> Sean Talbot
> University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
> talb4841@-----.edu
>

   
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