Klarinet Archive - Posting 001009.txt from 2003/06

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Utilizing vibrato; was, Cohler's vibrato article
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:58:12 -0400

Tony said:

> When I joined the RPO in 1968, the ancient double-bass principal said to
> me after a few weeks, Tony, how do you do a vibrato on the clarinet? So
> I said, well, there are various ways, why?
>
> And he said, well, we like clarinet vibrato in this orchestra.
>
> But I didn't do anything about it, and no-one ever mentioned it to me
> again.
>
> Tony
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Which, I believe, speaks to the persuasiveness of a fine musician.....
And to the fact that we all have to live (to a certain extent) with the
expectations of those around us.

Forest

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