Klarinet Archive - Posting 000588.txt from 2002/09

From: w9wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] My attempt to formalize my unstructured ideas
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 18:19:20 -0400

<><> Lelia Loban wrote:
if advocates of original instruments would do more to move the
discussion beyond forums such as this one, and present the arguments
directly to the public.

Why is it that the majority of people with any interest in the arts
recognize the name "Stradivarius", but almost nobody recognizes names
such as ....um, you know, what's-his-name, the guy who built a sort of
clarinet for.... um, wasn't he Mozart's friend?

>From the overall perspective of major evolutions, wasn't a quality
clarinet more novel and influential than a quality fiddle?

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