Klarinet Archive - Posting 000845.txt from 1997/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: two is company, three's a pain in the ears
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 04:54:46 -0500

At 12:32 PM 11/22/97 +0000, you wrote:
>> > Consider that most 15
person clarinet
>> > sections play marginally out of tune because they play that way normally.
>
>Or are mostly playing in the same bar, in mostly the same key
>signature, striking a nice compromise between the conductor's tempo
>and that of the percussion. And I can only remember one time this
>season when we weren't all playing the same piece (and that was a
>rehersal).
>
And this is what they are comparing to the New York Philharmonic when they
say they prefer the sound of an orchestra! We get frustrated sometimes by
these deficiencies, but they are infinitely preferable to not having the
opportunity to play at all. And that is usually the only other choice
available.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

   
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