Klarinet Archive - Posting 000288.txt from 1998/06

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] musical terminology
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 11:25:49 -0400

On Mon, 8 Jun 1998 GTGallant@-----.com wrote:
> I think it's ok to call band music "songs" because most of it is lame anyway!
> It's like the Top 40 of instrumental music. : )

I have a feeling that your band experience must be limited - there is a
lot of fantastic writing out there that exists. While band music doesn't
get the public exposure that (ancient) orchestral works do, some of it is
nonetheless great. Symphony No 1: The Lord of the Rings by Johann De Meij
and March Op. 99 by Prokofiev are band works on my Top 5 of all time.

Every genre of music has it's lemons. Orchestral music has just as many
"songs" as band music. You just never hear anyone play it these days.

Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
Coffee Drinker, Musician, Otaku, Jesus Freak, Admirer of Women
(Not necessarily in that order)
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- Max Lucado (The Eva quotes will return later. ^_^ )

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