Klarinet Archive - Posting 000302.txt from 1997/12

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Today's Titus on the Met Broadcast
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 20:26:48 -0500

> There are four reasons why he might have done this:
>
> 1) The conductor insisted on a performance played on
> traditional clarinet;
>
> 2) Morales was unable to find a basset clarinet that
> had the required professional characteristics and thus
> was compelled to ignore the explicit performance
> instructions;
>
> 3) Morales would have like to played in on the proper
> instrument but does not own one and decided not to
> incur the expense of one for such a rare occasion;
>
> 4) Morales does not know for what instrument the work
> is scored.

Or - it is entirely possible he just wanted to play the piece on a
standard Bb and forget the history of the work. Perhaps he is more
comfortable playing on a standard Bb.....who knows?

RG