Klarinet Archive - Posting 000083.txt from 2000/12

From: ShawThings@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Mahler 4 & Beethoven Violin Concerto
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 03:48:22 -0500

In a message dated 2/12/00 1:48:32 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time,
GrabnerWG@-----.com writes:

>
> In a message dated 12/1/00 7:15:11 PM Central Standard Time,
> leeson0@-----.net writes:
>
> << People who use the A do so because they don't want to use
> a C for any of a dozen reasons including the fact that they don't have
> one. >>
>
> This is very true. I do not own a C clarinet. I would like to, but I
really
> have no compelling reason right now to get one.
<snip>
> I do mean this sincerely, by the way. Beats arguing about
apotrophes!!!!!!!!!
>
Walter, I think you're quite right (as usual).
Good clarinets don't come cheap (especially for us in Australia, where the
exchange rate has been rock-bottom for quite a while).
Unless you have a regular need for clarinets pitched in "odd" keys (or have
an unlimited $$$ supply) it makes good sense to invest in a better principal
instrument than to diversify with a collection of second-bests. I do
appreciate Dan's arguement though - but if you take it to its logical
conclusion, every symphonic player would have to own (at least) a set of
"French" (for want of a better description) and "German/Austrian" clarinets.
To that I suppose you could add a couple of "English" clarinets (e.g. 1010s)
for playing Holst, Vaughn Williams, Britten et al., then some proper period
instruments for works written before c. 1910 --- (Dan Leeson, are you a
squillionaire ? - most clarinettists are lucky if they own their own home!)!
And (Walter) - I agree the apostrophe thing did get a bit out of hand but I
thought it was a bit of fun - sort of like a communal bonfire of trivia &
pedantry. Plenty of sillier things have taken off on this list.
Cheers!
Tim.

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