Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 1998/01
From: "reedy" <mwhight@-----.uk>
Subj: RE Swabing mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:17:12 -0500
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Glad that I got such a response to a provocative message.
Yes anyone can say anything they like in a democracy and as such I'm =
entitled to put forward my views publically. There was no need for Mr =
Lacy to write to me privately in this case.I'm happy to talk about =
anything but the seemingly endless fountain of twaddle talked about this =
subject can become intrusive in a public forum.
In contrast some of the correspondance regarding the VPO is very =
interesting.
Audiences and non clarinet players don't give two hoots whether you pull =
your mouthpiece out or not, nor will it help you play music any better.
What matters are technical details of how we can play music better.
Have you got a good fingering for that nasty bit at the end of Don =
Quixote or one maybe for the first entry of the second movement of =
Mahler 2? These are clarinetty things that can make a real difference to =
how we play music.
I hope that in a democracy where anything goes a certain amount of =
self-imposed quality control is desirable otherwise the benefit of a =
forum like this is compromised.
Many thanks for all the good bits here though.
Michael Whight=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Glad that I got such a response to a =
provocative=20
message.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Yes anyone can say anything they =
like in a=20
democracy and as such I'm entitled to put forward my views publically. =
There was=20
no need for Mr Lacy to write to me privately in this case.I'm happy to =
talk=20
about anything but the seemingly endless fountain of twaddle talked =
about this=20
subject can become intrusive in a public forum.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>In contrast some of the =
correspondance regarding=20
the VPO is very interesting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Audiences and non clarinet players =
don't give=20
two hoots whether you pull your mouthpiece out or not, nor will it help =
you play=20
music any better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>What matters are technical details =
of how we can=20
play music better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Have you got a good fingering for =
that nasty bit=20
at the end of Don Quixote or one maybe for the first entry of the second =
movement of Mahler 2? These are clarinetty things that can make a real=20
difference to how we play music.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I hope that in a democracy where =
anything goes a=20
certain amount of self-imposed quality control is desirable otherwise =
the=20
benefit of a forum like this is compromised.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Many thanks for all the good bits =
here=20
though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Michael =
Whight </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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