Klarinet Archive - Posting 000496.txt from 1997/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Today's Titus on the Met Broadcast -Reply
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:41:30 -0500

At 01:08 AM 12/10/97 -0800, Gary Ginstling wrote:
What I'm trying to say here is that those who
>want to try and recreate the sound of a Mozart orchestra from Mozart's time
>are certainly welcome to do so, but as far as I'm concerned they could only
>be successful by breeding a generation of musicians who have never been
>exposed to any music beyond Mozart's time...
>
Hey, while we are breeding these new musicians, maybe we should create some
new CASTRATI to properly fill certain operatic roles with the correct
written "instrument." Volunteers? :-)

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