Klarinet Archive - Posting 000349.txt from 1998/01

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Bonade and Benade
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 13:50:35 -0500

On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Edinger/Gilman wrote:

> Since the gap between my knowledge/opinions and the facts seems to rival
> the Grand Canyon in dimensions, I think I'll swear off offering opinions
> and just keep asking an occasional naive question, like this one:
>
> Can someone offer pronunciation help with the names D. Bonade and A.
> Benade? Are they bone-aid or bone-odd and ben-aid or ben-odd? Is it
> possible they're pronounced the same and thus even more confusing? It's
> hard enough keeping them apart.
>
> Bill E.
>

I always heard Daniel Bonade pronounced as Bo-NAHD (with the emphasis on
the second syllable). He was French, so I guess it makes sense. The
other guy, I don't know -- I've only ever read his name!

But a .500 batting average is pretty good in the majors, so I feel OK!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu