Klarinet Archive - Posting 000142.txt from 2005/12

From: Patton Hunnicutt <bass9396@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Beethovens Birthday!
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:58:12 -0500

The complete works of Webern fit on 3 CDs....what a
bum! :op
--- rab@-----.de> wrote:
> Really, sometimes I don't know what kind of abysmal
humour to reckon with on
> this list.
> Anyhow, the crucial thing is, Beethoven never filled
any CD. If he did that
> today, it would render him a great composer.
> By your peculiar standards, however, Teleman has
outcomposed 3 Bachs by
> something like 250 CDs (=5500 singles, 411 reel to
reel tapes at 19.5"/sec.
> or 57 large clay tablets with cuneiform notation).
While (J.S.) Bach did not
> write for clarinet, Teleman would probably be held
in much higher esteem if
> he had composed nothing BUT his Methodical Sonata
for tenor chalumeau.
>
> Best,
> danyel
>
> (BTW: Mike, does your first sentence imply you
witnessed B.'s resurrection
> today?)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mlmarmer" <mlmarmer@-----.com>
> To: "Clarinet List" <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 2:20 AM
>
> > Let us not forget, that today, in 1770, one of the
greatest composer of
> all
> > time was born today.
> >
> > Ludwig Beethoven, who has enough material to fill
144 CD's! I don't think
> > the Beatles or the Rolling Stones can say that.
O:)!
> >
> > But then they never wrote anything for the
clarinet like Mr. Beethoven
> did.
> >
> > Mike Marmer
> >
>
>
>
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