Klarinet Archive - Posting 000090.txt from 2007/11

From: whitcopress@-----.net
Subj: [kl] Re: Original Ragtime Piano Pieces Arranged for Band
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:18:15 -0500

>"Daniel Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net> wrote:
>
>Absolute masterpieces!!! Not all the buttons were working on the website,
>but the band arrangements were spectacular. When I played with the New
>Sousa Band under Keith Brion, two kinds of music would, on occasion, cause
>me to lose it, so overcome with emotion was I. The first were the Sousa
>marches, which I think are world-class miniature compositions. The second
>were any of the then available rags, few of which had the character of these
>band arrangements.
>
>The arrangements are impressive. And one can be made to understand how this
>kind of music must have knocked the socks off of musical America at that
>time, so head and shoulders were they above the pap of waltzes, polkas, and
>schottisches that were played as incidental music at band concerts of the
>era.

Thank you so much, Dan, for that ringing endorsement! It's always
good to learn that one's music can have such a positive impact on the
ears of a professional of such standing.

Sousa has a similar physical effect on me too. I would need to be
tied hand and foot to be kept from moving about the room. This could
be a good definition of "Hell." At least for me.

Best,
Richard White
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