Klarinet Archive - Posting 001215.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Marching band
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 12:24:12 -0400

At 03:56 PM 9/29/98 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
>Musical from the standpoint that the elements are there. The one element
>that will never be in a marching show that is a major part of
>self-expression is spotantanity (did I spell that correctly?).
>
And your point is...? OK, marching shows aren't spontaneous. String
quartets do not have the sheer power of a marching band. Dixieland bands
lack precision. Computer music lacks expression. Modern atonal
compositions lack beauty. You don't have to have EVERYTHING in EVERYTHING
for it to be a valid musical expression.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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