Klarinet Archive - Posting 000679.txt from 2000/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Poor Man's A Clarinet (was: Re: [kl] Fantastique or
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:05:58 -0500

On Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:28:25 -0500, alevin@-----.net said:

> But I'm waiting for descriptives that evoke the mental image of sounds
> that I can relate to, e.g. less breathy - less bright - fewer random
> overtones - stronger characteristic overtones. I don't personally
> object to "contained" or "dark" or "covered" or "controlled"; but your
> statement is a perfect example of the problems we face when describing
> a sound we're not simultaneously hearing. They are different parts of
> the same elephant.

Well, since you want to pursue the matter, I wasn't worrying, really,
about whether what I said communicated the sound well. All I wanted to
put over was that the modification had no negative effect, in my
opinion.

'Contained' was a word I used at least partly because of the change of
playing response of the instrument.

You might have a different opinion with a different instrument, a
different modifiaction, a different piece. These discussions only enter
the realm of controversy when people start to think that our opinions
are at all important -- which I don't think they are. I'm just happy if
what I write motivates someone to try out something for themselves.

If someone describes a wine, using metaphorical language, you don't
argue that what they say has no objective correlate.

But you might try the wine for yourself.

Tony
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