Klarinet Archive - Posting 000267.txt from 1997/07

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Stars Stripes Stokie
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 09:19:14 -0400

I just performed the Stokowski version w/Orch. and heard the 1st trumpet
say "what a dumb arangement" after we played it. (well, then again, it did
come from a trumpet player)....
We sightread it in the performance. The Band arr. IMHO is much better, and
is probably the original, but I'm not for sure.
D.B.

Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 11:13:45 -0400
From: Don Yungkurth <DYungkurth@-----.COM>
Subject: Stars and Stripes (was 4th of July - canon fire)

R. J. (Bob) Eltgroth wrote (in part):

>During the Boston Pops TV show yesterday, they showed the original Stars
>and Stripes score. The Boston Pops was the first orchestra to play it.

I didn't see the show, but this surprises me - I would have assumed that the
original version of Stars and Stripes Forever was for band rather than
orchestra. I've played it both ways (on clarinet) and have always felt the
band version to be far superior.

Don Yungkurth (DYungkurth@-----.com)
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com