Klarinet Archive - Posting 000129.txt from 1998/06

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet in space
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:57:20 -0400

On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Jason Hsien wrote:

> Well, I guess we should all be grateful. (By we, I mean all wind players)
> What really annoys me is when shows have some person playing sax, clarinet,
> and, I guess oboe, though I've never seen it, with the wrong hands. (I
> suppose it could happen with trumpet and brasses too)

I find it disturbing regarding whatever instrument is being
mis-used. What about the movie "All the Mornings of the World"
("Tu le Matin du Monde") where Gerard DePardeu (sp?) contrives
to play the viola da gamba. In this day and age of authenticity
and accuracy of information, it's hard to understand how every-
body on the production crew of that movie failed to see how
phony it looked to see the actor fingering the neck of the
instrument completely randomly, and without any relation to
the soundtrack. It was so distracting, I couldn't enjoy
the movie. It was very disappointing.

Neil

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