Klarinet Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 2001/11

From: Oliver Seely <oliver-seely@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] The rabbi laughs
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 14:07:32 -0500

On second thought I'll need the paper copy also if I'm going to include the
articulation and dynamics.

Send it to

Oliver Seely
3308 Fairman Street
Lakewood, CA 90712

Thanks, Oliver

At 08:23 AM 11/1/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>The midi file is best. I'll be able to deconstruct that and put it in
>Finale, but meanwhile the MIDI file will be up on the site. And thanks!
>
>Oliver
>
>At 01:15 AM 11/1/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>>Dear Oliver
>>
>>Of course I can send you my composition "The rabbi laughs", but a warning
>>should be on its place I think. It was the first piece I ever wrote, and my
>>knowledge of the theory of music is a mere nothing. I am able to name a few
>>intervals, but that 's about all. What is even worse: the piece has been
>>written "for solo clarinet and "Kunst en Genoegen"". K&G -- in English: "Art
>>and joy" I think -- is a very low level orchestra, originally a fanfare,
>>that is brass, percussion and saxophones. At that time we had only, if I
>>remember correct the orchestra counted only 15 members.
>>
>>In many places I had to simplify the anyhow already simple score. Half the
>>orchestra liked the work, the other half thought it strange -- what it is --
>>and thoroughly disliked it.
>>
>>The music is in part my own invention, in part based on klezmer melodies, it
>>opens with a klezmer scale, and ends with "Choshn kale mazzeltov".
>>
>>It was not accidently, that in connection with this piece I also named the
>>hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy -- btw, a great book -- and PDQ Bach: the
>>latter's compositions (for what this means) definitely are better.
>>
>>Last, but not least, I do not compose to be played or published, I do it
>>just for fun,, and it is fun to hear the computer play what I have/had in
>>mind, I can tell you.
>>
>>If this all has not dissuaded you from publishing the "Rabbi" on your
>>internet site, please mail me privately your address, I will send you a
>>print of it. If you have "Personal Composer" available, I can also e-mail it
>>to you, or I could e-mail you a midi script (I think).
>>
>>Rien
>>
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