Klarinet Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 1998/04

From: Steve Hodgson <seh@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Ralphing. (Not blowing chunks, puking, hurling, tossing your
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 12:23:10 -0500

Yes, coming from the UK I can confirm that the upper class pronunciation
of "Ralph" is "Rafe", hence "Rafe" Fiennes the actor and "Rafe" Vaughn
Williams, but personally I and everyone I know says Ralph except when
referring to these two simply because that's how they're popularly
known. It could be because I don't mix in the right circles, or it could
be that it's a relatively unusual name over here and we've grown up with
the American pronunciation on TV.
S.

Karen Miner wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Mark Charette wrote:
> >
> >> Joshua M. Coleman wrote:
> >> > On Fri, 27 Mar 1998 BKruse@-----.com wrote:
> >> > > It can't be "RAY-fur" because then it would be spelt "Ralpher"
> >> > Wouldn't that be pronounced (RAL-fuhr)?
> >>
> >> Not by Mr. Von Williams.
> >>
> >> Ding.
> >
> >I suspect that there's something to do with Ralph VAUGHN Williams here,
> >but as a lowly college student, I'm very clueless. (Perhaps not as
> >clueless as the HS students...or Josh...Lord knows NO one could be
> >more...er, nevermind).
> >
> >Is his name not pronounced the traditional RalfVonWillyumz as it is
> >deceptively spelled, or what?
> >
> >Or do I deserve a bop for that?
> >
> >Shouryu Nohe
>
> I was told by my college clarinet teacher (Dr. Mellott at Southern Illinois
> University at Edwardsville) that it was pronounced "Rafe". He told me this
> when I did his Six English Folksong (I can't remember the exact title off
> the top of my head and the music is packed away with the rest of my college
> stuff after moving back to my parents...(another story!!) ). Anyway, it was
> originally for cello, but transcribed for clarinet. I did it on my Senior
> Recital back in "92.
>
> Karen Miner
>
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