Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 2002/09

From: "Tim Roberts" <timr@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Duke Ellington
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:46:34 -0400

On 09 Sep 2002 20:37:12 +0000, "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
wrote:
>
>Even though I play Bb clarinet as my standard instrument, I still like the
>alto clarinet. I think there is something charming about it. Most people
>hate it. What do you all think?

I don't think "hate" is the right word. "Ignore", maybe.

I'm a band guy. There is virtually no band literature that does justice to the
alto clarinet. I bought an alto clarinet at an estate sale and tried to get
enthusiastic about it, but all the parts were oom-pah oom-pah, and I didn't
feel like I was contributing to the band. Plus, the instrument I bought was
badly in need of a tune-up.

On the other hand, six of us performed Grundman's Caprice for Clarinet this
summer. Another fellow in the band played his alto clarinet. It was
absolutely glorious. He got a beautiful, rich sound that blended in nicely
with the rest of the group. It was an eye-opener for me.

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- Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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