Klarinet Archive - Posting 000355.txt from 2001/04

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Eric and his Harmoniemusik
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 19:17:10 -0400

You are right Bill, but we both are. It is not at all uncommon for a
dying ensemble to have an enormous bloom immediately prior to its
demise. It's like a very sick apple tree. It's final blossoming is
astoundingly prolific, almost as if it knows it is about to die and, as
such, wants to produce as many seeds as possible.

But for all intents and purposes, the dance band was over on Dec. 7,
1941 except that it coughed along for a few years. Today, like the
Harmonie, it is having a resurgence.

Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
> At 09:17 AM 4/16/2001 -0700, Dan Leeson wrote:Your arrangement is said by
> you to be from the end of the 18th century,
> >which is exactly what it should be. By the time of Napolean's invasion
> >of Austria in 1803, the Harmoniemusik movement was all over because the
> >nobility could no longer afford the luxury. It was sort of like what
> >happened to the dance band on Dec. 7, 1941. It was all over except for
> >a few that hung on for nostalgic purposes.
>
> Actually, the war years were BOOM years for the big bands. The only
> problem was finding enough quality players (and leaders) who were not
> drafted to man them. Salaries were large, bookings steady, although
> transportation was difficult. But the people had money from their defense
> jobs, and few goods to spend it on due to wartime shortages, so they spent
> it on entertainment. AFTER the war, things changed. A combination of
> circumstances, including the returning soldiers' desire to get married and
> raise families and the growth of television (both working to keep young
> people at HOME instead of in the ballrooms and nightclubs) and other
> factors caused a rapid shakeout in the band business starting in 1946.
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
> 451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
> Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
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