Klarinet Archive - Posting 000543.txt from 1998/06

From: exner@-----. Exner)
Subj: Re: [kl] overcoming chestnut ennui
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:19:27 -0400

On Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:47:57 -0700 Edinger/Gilman <wde1@-----.com> writes:
>Chris Hoffman wrote:
>
>"I've always liked "SLeigh Ride" and will never tire of it."
>
>But Chris, as I recall, you're about 16 years old. Wait till you're
>three times that age :-).
>
Aw, Bill! I'm just about 3 times his age, and I love to hear (and play)
"Sleigh Ride" every year; and "Bugler's Holiday" is part of my very
earliest memories (my father was a high school band director). But I
agree with playing new instruments--I've been playing bass clarinet for
the first time, and I never thought I would say it, but I enjoy it!

Jill E.
>Actually, for those sick and tired of the chestnuts, a very useful
>remedy (or at least a treatment), since there's no way in h*** you're
>going to avoid playing them, is to start playing other instruments.
>I've done the Holst Suites on Bb, alto, & bass clarinets, alto sax and
>bari sax at one time or another over the (many) years, and even got to
>conduct a movement once. Playing other parts gives you a whole new
>perspective on any piece of music, if you can manage to do it. You'll
>be
>amazed at how different and how much more complete the experience is.
>
>
>Bill Edinger
>
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