Klarinet Archive - Posting 000925.txt from 1999/05

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fillmore and the dark side
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 18:04:04 -0400

on 5/19/99 12:54 PM, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:

>In the southern United States, there is a food substance which
>may be largely unknown in other regions, called molasses. This is a
>thick, pungent, sugary syrup, usually a by-product of the process of
>extracting sugar from sugar cane. The syrup is thick under any
>circumstances, and much more so when it is cold. A favorite saying in
>this part of the world is "slow as molasses in January." In the southern
>dialects, the first syllable is sometimes elided, producing "'lasses." I
>speculate that might be the origin of the "Lassus" in "Lassus Trombone."

Geez! And here I thought they were refering to the Italian composer of
motets from hundreds of years ago! Geez...!

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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