Klarinet Archive - Posting 000231.txt from 2001/12

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Gigliotti Rememberances
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 21:01:12 -0500

Three things that, more than anything else, to me characterized Anthony
Gigliotti as a teacher were his self=assurance, his constant attention to
sound and musical expression, and his warmth toward his students. He was
positive in his criticism, even when my playing was just plain inadequate.
It wasn't that he was ever condescending or that he ignored anything, but he
always found a constructive way to word a correction. He saved the sarcasm
for when he talked about conductors. I began to study with him a long time
ago - before the mouthpieces and the 10G and the ligatures - so more recent
students may have seen different sides of him as he aged, although I don't
think his focus probably changed much. I did return for my graduate degree
with him just as he was beginning to experiment with the Selmer clarinets
and with his signature mouthpieces. Always the goal was to make _his_
concept of sound and of musical expression easier to realize. He played in
the Philadelphia Orchestra on all the equipment he developed - the
instruments, the mouthpieces, the ligatures, and I'm sure later he used the
barrels and even the swabs that he put his name to. The last time my wife
and I saw him, maybe a year and a half ago at the wedding of a student he
and I had both taught (at different times), he was still as warm as ever,
interested in how my children were doing and what my wife and I were doing.
He was teaching a full schedule of students (he had already retired from the
orchestra) and was appearing regularly at schools across the nation as a
clinician and consultant. He seemed to be in excellent health. I will always
carry that image in my memory along with images of his and my younger years.
Probably fortunately, I didn't see him as his health failed in recent
months.

He said, last time we saw him, that it seemed ridiculous to him that the
orchestra was having so much trouble finding someone to replace him. It
seems a little ironic that they still haven't settled on a replacement with
whom they're comfortable. But that's another story.

In fond remembrance,

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blake Arrington [mailto:klarinetteman@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:58 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Gigliotti Rememberances
>
>
> I just wanted to say that I got the opportunity to play in a
> masterclass for
> Mr. Gigliotti in Memphis last May. It was a wonderful
> experience! I feel
> extremely lucky that I was able to play for him and to hear his wonderful
> comments and anecdotes. The many stories and experiences that he shared
> with all that were in attendance were enlightening and won't be
> forgotten.
> I think it's safe to say that Mr. Gigliotti had enough music in
> him to fill
> a thousand lifetimes and I'm glad that I got to experience a
> small part of
> one of them.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> J. Blake Arrington
> Clarinet Performance Major
> University of North Texas
> Principal Bass & Eb Clarinet--Irving Symphony Orchestra
>
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