Klarinet Archive - Posting 000448.txt from 1999/04

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Bells up in Mahler
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:02:13 -0400

In a message dated 4/7/99 6:55:01 PM Central Daylight Time, Lplclf@-----.com
writes:

<< While we're on the topic of odd things in music (sorta) I thought I'd
ask about a piece of music (Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and
Percussion). It calls for many odd things (ala mouthpiece only, throwing
around cymbols and such) most of which is self-explanitory. But in the
second
movement the last note is a c and underneath it says gargle (what the...?)
Just wondering if I was supposed to actually gargle or what

xnickx >>

Um, yes, you are, believe it or not. When our community wind ensemble played
this a couple years ago, we all kept paper cups of water under our chairs.
Almost as fun as playing "Immer Kleiner." (And I suppose it wouldn't HAVE to
be water... :) )

Sue Schwaegler

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