Klarinet Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2001/08

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] I'm baaack! Now bad parts - AGAIN
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 05:13:23 -0400

It`s nice to see a little grumbling about the BORING/BAD part writing in
music you are playing. LET THE PUBLISHER & ARRANGERS KNOW IT!

Remember, there`s not much point in <continuing> a mood, or aura of sound in
band music unnecessarily, using boring repetitive phrases. It is only the
<real> symphonic variety - an <orchestra> can <handle> it much better than a
band, where this may happen. In band, it is nothing more than lazy
composition/arranging - an easy way to lengthen a piece, and a bad
understanding of what wind instruments can and cannot do. Film orchestra to
band transcriptions are some of the worst offenders. Once the "mood" has
been heard, once or twice, the transcription should move onwards to create
further interest - unlike a novel, which <can be allowed> to set a permanent
mood thru`out.

Keep up the GOOD work.

T.W.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] I'm baaack!

> Have you ever played "La Fiesta Mexicana"? The bass clar part has a page
> and a half of, I think, F1- E1, two counts each, 3/4 time, over and over.
> Uncountable. Luckily the Bb clars have a very obvious change two beats
> before the end of the section, so you don't wind up completely lost --
> unless you went to sleep. <g>
>
> Jim Hobby
>
> >From: Mark Thiel <mark.thiel@-----.com>
> <snip>
> >The repertoire ranges from better to worse than "Rhapsody of Reruns". We
> >didHolst Eb suite, Weber clar Concertino -- which seemed to work pretty
> >well in band arrangement --- and then we had two John Williams pieces
> >on one concert which I considered cruel and unusual punishment. The
> >bass clarinet part to his "Raiders March" could be played entirely with
> >the left hand! grumble grumble - take an instrument with a 4+ octave
> >range and restrict it to a sixth! I guess I should thank the arranger
> >too --
> <snip>

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