Klarinet Archive - Posting 000259.txt from 2002/07

From: "Pastor Luby D. Jackson III" <mus_ldj@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Contrabass Clarinets? **
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 00:13:26 -0400

I want to know why this thing is a weapon.

Also, why are they so used commercially. How are the sub and octo
contrabass clarinets used?

God loves you just as you are but loves you enough to not leave you like you
are!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Van Cott" <gary@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Contrabass Clarinets?

> I agree, although I thought it looked more like a contra alto.
>
> Gary
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> At 07:32 AM 7/12/02, you wrote:
> >Because my brains have probably been scrambled by playing far too much
> >contrabass clarinet, it appears to me that the promotional photos for the
> >movie "Men In Black II" show Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith holding
> >contrabass clarinets carefully disguised as weapons!
> >
> >Don Gross
> >La Canada, California
> >(Contrabass Clarinet: Claremont Symphonic Winds, Caltech/Occidental
Concert
> >Band, Cal State University Los Angeles Wind Ensemble)
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