Klarinet Archive - Posting 000538.txt from 1997/11

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Shawnee Music complaint
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:10:26 -0500

Actually you would have had BETTER luck with Music Time and the library photo copy
machine!

David C. Blumberg wrote:

> Shawnee is a bunch af amateurs as far as I'm concerned. They are next to
> printing it in Music Time, and photocopying it at the library (on a machine that
> is low on toner), then selling as published music.
> D.B.
>
> Mike N. wrote:
> This is a terrific piece of music that is a worthy addition to our repertoire
> and we can't even get decent stuff to play. I've played a lot from manuscript
> copies as well as handwritten originals and never have I seen something such as
> this, and this music was engraved!
> My question is.... what if anything can be done so that this doesn't happen to
> someone else and so that this piece gets the playings that it so rightfully
> deserves?
> Thanks for listening to me vent. That's all for now.
> Best regards,
> Michael Norsworthy
> mnorsworthy@-----.net