Klarinet Archive - Posting 000714.txt from 1998/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Ophecliedes
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 03:47:29 -0500

Yes -- but....
>From what I remember from his memoirs, through most of his career the only
institutions which seemed to have decent bass or contrabass brass
instruments were German military establishments. The ophicleide was what
was generally used. Mendelssohn used it too, of course - it would probably
have made
a rather good donkey sound in the "Midsummer Night's Dream" music.
Roger Shilcock

On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Shouryu Nohe wrote:

> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 07:06:43 -0700 (MST)
> From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: Clarinet People <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: Ophecliedes
>
> Not to be mean...but didn't Berlioz write that the ophecliede was a
> totally inferior instrument that should be done away with ASAP? As far as
> I can remember, he was one of the composers who wanted those people
> developing tubas to hurry up....
>
> Shouryu Nohe
> http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
> ICQ: 6771552
> New Mexico State Univ.
> Gee, since Americans and Europeans throw rice at weddings, should I be
> throwing burgers?
>
>