Klarinet Archive - Posting 000887.txt from 2003/04

From: "Stan Elias" <elias1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Horn
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:43:43 -0400

The terms "horn" and "ax" both come from jazz musicians referring to their
instruments in this manner. A"horn" is (obviously?) a wind instrument --
brass or woodwind -- while an "ax" encompasses these along with piano, bass,
guitar, drums, etc.

$tan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bush" <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Horn

> I realize it is sloppy English, but a lot of people do it. They also
> call their instrument their "ax." Both terms are slang. Americans love
> slang.
>
> On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 06:57 PM, Matthew Lloyd wrote:
>
> > Why does everyone refer to a clarinet as a horn? Is it just an American
> > thing? - I don't recall having heard it described thus over here.
> >
> > Just seems an odd way to describe it.....
> >
> > Matthew
> >
> >
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