Klarinet Archive - Posting 000484.txt from 2003/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Boufil vs. Bouffil vs. Bouffill
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:06:58 -0400

At 03:53 PM 7/16/2003 +0100, Roger Shilcock wrote:

>This surname is from the Occitan-speaking area of France, and, thinking
>etymologically, one might expect the spelling "Boufilh".
>However, this isn't very French, and there are probably several established
>ways of spelling it in French. How did the chap in question spell it
>himself, though?
>Roger S.

While this SEEMS like the logical way to arrive at the answer, its
simplicity is misleading. There are a number of examples, in his own hand,
of Beethoven's name spelled Bethoven, Beethofen, and other variants. He
sometimes even wrote Louis instead of Ludwig.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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