Klarinet Archive - Posting 000848.txt from 2001/06

From: A4ACHESON@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Composing Problems.
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 03:08:22 -0400

<<Or do those of you who play in wind

bands just treat these difficult clarinet parts as a bit of fun, without

wanting to put too much effort into practising and playing them to the best

of your ability, <because> you know beforehand that there are going to be

several slip ups.>>

Here in the British Isles particularly we have inherited a tradition of
arrangements made for military band, arrangements to be played outside in
parks and seaside bandstands to the acompaniment of barking dogs and
screaming children, [when it wasn't raining; and when it was.] It is a tough
job to play many of these arrangments at all and impossible to play some of
them well. But that was not always necessary. The advent of the concert band
playing mainly indoors has led to a different approach, but old traditions
die hard!
AA

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