Klarinet Archive - Posting 000150.txt from 2009/10

From: X-C-UH-MailScanner-r.n.taylor@-----.uk
Subj: RE: [kl] New articles published on the web!
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:13:34 -0400

You know, this was quite an interesting discussion and, although I have not=
hing to contribute to it, I am a bit sorry to see it ending in this way. It=
certainly was, with all due deference to Dan's amazing erudition, a pleasa=
nt surprise for me to read an extended discussion about something historica=
l other than K622.

Noel

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Nichols [mailto:mrn.clarinet@-----.com]
Sent: 14 October 2009 15:07
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] New articles published on the web!

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.org> wrote:

> My article didn't discuss "continuous" vibrato, because, first and foremo=
st,
> it is a meaningless term. Nobody does now, or has ever employed, a
> "continuous" vibrato on any instrument (except perhaps the motor-driven
> vibraphone :-)).

> Once again "continuous" vibrato is meaningless. Doesn't exist. Never has=
.

Just one bit of advice before I sign off on this thread for good.
Next time you try to lampoon someone on their choice of words, make
sure they didn't hear you say them first....

"All of this points to the likely conclusion, that it was, in fact,
the very use of a very noticeable, continuous vibrato that is largely
responsible for inspiring Brahms to write the great clarinet works."

"As for Mozart, last time I spoke with Charlie Neidich, he gave me
some information, of which I cannot recall the details right now, that
indicates Stadler may have used a noticeable continuous vibrato as
well! I'll get the details from Charlie, if people are interested."

(from "Vibrato and the Physics of the Clarinet" by Jonathan Cohler,
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/Vibrato.html)

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