Klarinet Archive - Posting 000355.txt from 2005/07

From: ormo2ndtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: New to the list...question on duet literature
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:18:50 -0400

Gary wrote:

> But single reeds (taragato/clarinet and I
> believe some earlier instruments) are/were
> used in the greater Balkan area (to include
> Greece and Turkey) in traditional music. The
> clarinet is also used in Klezmer music which I
> believed originated in the northern part of the
> Balkans (Rumania) and further north.

I'm guilty once again of language that is too concise. I was
discussing _Irish_ folk music, not folk music in general.

...and I was wondering and speculating: "Why were single reeds a
mainstay in many areas of the earlier music world, but not in Ireland
when Irish traditions were formed? Is the reason musical, or something
else?" (although, in a way, an accordion is a single reed instrument,
isn't it?)

This thread began with Michelle's query in anticipation of a doctoral
thesis, and I think that it would be an interesting topic if it
interests her and her advisor --- which it may not, of course.

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