Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2004/11

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: [kl] Balance
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:39:24 -0500

Balance is more to do with playing style than it is to do with instrumental
weight.

Richard Strauss said:

"Single woodwinds against four horns is impossible."

I think he was wrong. (He just didn't have good enough horn players;-)

Still, it made him write wonderful parts for the clarinet players in the
Sonatina and Wind Symphony.

Tony
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