Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 2001/07

From: Christian Budde <budde@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] German clarinetists defend German system
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 05:38:25 -0400

I do not think that it was intended by Jim, but the quoting could be
misinterpreted. My posting did only comment on certain habits in german
orchestras. I am certainly not qualified to comment on tonal differences
of clarinets.

Christian

BTW: I do _not_ agree with the argumentation in the discussed open
letters. The choice of instrument should be left to the player. Reality is
a little bit different.

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Jim Hobby wrote:

> Point of curiosity: Given a musician, equally capable on both the German &
> French clarinet, (perhaps difficult to acquire?) what is the difference in
> the sound? In a blind test, for example, could a person with a good musical
> ear actually distinguish the difference between the two systems? (This is a
> serious question, by the way. I don't recall ever hearing a German clarinet
> played live.)
>
> Jim Hobby
> jhobby@-----.net
>
> >From: Christian Budde <budde@-----.de>
> >IMHO the letters are written in a bit exaggerated
> >style to get through the bureaucracy (which, as you know, was invented by
> >us germans ;-) ).
> >I do not see the german system dying, but another point that was between
> >the lines: A musician who wants to be a professional in a german orchestra
> >will have lots of difficulties if he does not play as it is usual (the
> >same holds eg. for string bass where there are different ways to hold the
> >bow).
>
>
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