Klarinet Archive - Posting 000423.txt from 2000/05

From: "Emily S" <harvinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 18:20:06 -0400

In french, it's la clarinette, female

>From: Andrea Bergamin <a.bergamin@-----.it>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
>Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 17:51:07 +0200
>
>In Italy the term for clarinet is male: "il clarinetto" o "il clarino" (in
>bands).
>
>Some years ago I've played as guest in a popular band. I've seen an old
>player with a metal clarinet. The sound of that clarinet was something
>horrible.
>The old player told me that they used to call that clarinet "la clarina".
>"Clarina" is the female version of "clarino".
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> > Da: "Emily S" <harvinet@-----.com>
> > Risposta: klarinet@-----.org
> > Data: Tue, 02 May 2000 02:21:33 GMT
> > A: klarinet@-----.org
> > Oggetto: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
> >
> >
> > Teehee! My clarinet's name is Max. But it's still an it. Go figure...
> >
>
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