Klarinet Archive - Posting 000567.txt from 2005/06

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] metal clarinets
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 01:48:06 -0400

The Grainger is a gas to play on soprano.

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From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Sent: Jun 27, 2005 5:30 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] metal clarinets

At 11:42 PM 6/26/2005 -0400, Adam Michlin wrote:
>At 10:52 PM 6/26/2005, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>>Of course, in school bands nobody plays soprano sax, since there are no
>>parts. That would explain why you see so few on school busses.
>
>I see soprano saxophones in school bands all the time. Depending on the
>level and style of the music, of course, but I don't think it is accurate
>to use the word "nobody".
>
>Thad Jones and Percy Grainger alone...

But how many school bands are actually playing that material? A few or the
biggest and best, perhaps, and even then, they may skip the soprano parts
in the Grainger for lack of anyone who owns a soprano, or the soprano is
school-owned and does not travel home. So, yeah, maybe "nobody" was a bit
strong, but it is still a fairly rare occurrence.

Bill Hausmann

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

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