Klarinet Archive - Posting 000031.txt from 2000/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Fwd:
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:16:06 -0400

Hey all,
I just got this in an e-mail and IF it is true (and it sure seems to be) it is both ludicrous and sobering.

Fred Jacobowitz

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>
> BAND RULES AND REGULATIONS DURING THE 3RD REICH
> (An actual set of rules from Germany, unfortunately this is not a joke!)
>
> 1) in the repertoire of light orchestras and dance bands, pieces in
> fox-trot rhythm (so-called swing) are not to exceed 20%;
>
> 2) in the repertoire of this so-called jazz type, preference is to be
given
> to compositions in a major key and to lyrics expressing joy in life
("Kraft
> durch Freude"), rather than Jewishly gloomy lyrics;
>
> 3) as to the tempo, too, preference is to be given to brisk compositions
> as opposed to slow ones (so-called blues); however, the pace must not
exceed
> a certain degree of allegro commensurate with the Aryan sense for
discipline
> and moderation. On no account will negroid excesses in tempo (so-called
hot
> jazz) be permitted, or in solo performances (so-called breaks);
>
> 4) so-called jazz compositions may contain at the most 10%
syncopation;the
> remainder must form a natural legato movement devoid of hysterical
rhythmic
> references characteristic of the music of the barbarian races and
conducive
> to dark instincts alien to the German people (so-called"riffs");
>
> 5) strictly forbidden is the use of instruments alien to the
Germanspirit
> (e.g. so-called cowbells, flex-a-tone, brushes,etc.) as well as all mutes
> which turn the noble sound of brass-wind instruments into a
> Jewish-Freemasonic yell (so-called wa-wa, in hat, etc.);
>
> 6) prohibited are so-called drum breaks longer than half a bar in four
> quarter beat (except in stylized military marches);
>
> 7) the double bass must be played solely with the bow in so-called jazz
> compositions; plucking of strings is prohibited, since it is damaging to
the
> instrument and detrimental to Aryan musicality. If a so-called pizzicato
> effect is absolutely desirable for the character of the composition, let
> strict care be taken lest the string is allowed to patter on the sordine,
> which is henceforth forbidden;
>
> 8) provocative rising to one's feet during solo performance is forbidden;
>
> 9) musicians are likewise forbidden to make vocal improvisations
> (so-called scat); and
>
> 10) all light orchestras and dance bands are advised to restrict the use
of
> saxophones of all keys and to substitute for them violon-celli, violas, or
> possibly a suitable folk instrument.
>
> Signed,
> Baldur von Blodheim
> Reichsmusicfuhrer und Oberscharfuhrer SS
>
> >>

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