Klarinet Archive - Posting 001306.txt from 2000/12

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Dirge for a Lame Duck at the Bird Refuge
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:44:55 -0500

Write two more pieces now Bill, both "connected" with the visit to the
village pond, and you will have a suite, to which you can give an overall
title, say "Christmas Scenes" as a very quick example, (very corny, you will
do better). You will then be able to present it to friends who you gather
with to play. I used to say to you "keep practising". Do I have to now say
"keep writing"?
Best,
Tony W.
P.S. Don`t get <too> paranoid with your thoughts on mouthpieces. I`ve been
playing for 40 years and still get dissatisfied. It`s a bit like golf. When
you`re not a world class pro, you have to "learn" to be, to a certain
extent, happy with your "swing". If you cannot do that, then it just does
not become a pleasurable pastime/hobby/interest. That is only <one> step
away from chucking it all in.

From: "William Wright

> I've mentioned before that, one day when I was practicing and doing
> 'stream of consciousness' with my fingers, I stumbled across a melody
> that I liked. Over the past couple of months, I've 'mucked about' with
> the tune and recently I added a line of harmony for bass clarinet. A
> real composer wouldn't need a midi program to help him hear the second
> part, of course; but it was fun. (Snip)

> And I titled it (of course) "Dirge for a Lame Duck at the Bird
> Refuge." At 63 bpm, twenty-five bars lasts long enough to be a
> complete piece of music.
> No, it's not a great piece of music, but I enjoyed it. In a way,
> I'm sad that it's complete. Now I have to move on to something else.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill

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