Klarinet Archive - Posting 000416.txt from 2003/12

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] C-Clarinet Alert
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 13:05:06 -0500

Tony,

Are you looking for the arguments for exclusion?

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Pay" <Tony@-----.demon.co.uk>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] C-Clarinet Alert

> On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:22:16 EST, EClarinet@-----.com said:
>
> > In a message dated 12/2/03 4:16:56 AM EST, Forest Aten writes:
> >
> > > A C clarinet's value doesn't have much to do with "rarity". A person
> > > really has to have a place to use the clarinet. An orchestra would be
one
> > > of those places...but often conductors or other players will refuse a
> > > player the right to use a C clarinet. I have observed this on more
than
> > > one occasion. A second (and rare indeed) venue is in chamber music. A
> > > third would be in a jazz/popular setting....and a fourth....the
practice
> > > room. Not very many people have a place to use such a clarinet.
> >
> > I used to think the above was true, but not any more.
>
> [snip of opportunities to use the C clarinet]
>
> I'm just struck by Forest's remark:
>
> > > ...but often conductors or other players will refuse a player the
right
> > > to use a C clarinet. I have observed this on more than one occasion.
>
> Excuse me?
>
> Tony
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