Klarinet Archive - Posting 000353.txt from 2010/11

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Enhanced Clarinet Vocabulary
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:28:54 -0500

Altissimo = enhanced (refined) squeak

Improvising = not reading music

Novel tonalities = "out of tune"

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 5:38 AM, Lelia Loban <lelialoban@-----.net> wrote:
> Notice how the English language has evolved lately?
>
> Old: Torture
> New: Enhanced interrogation technique
>
> Old: sexual molestation
> New: enhanced pat-down procedure
>
> Well, my goodness, we clarinet players need to keep up with the times!
> Therefore, a modest proposal for updating our old-fashioned vocabulary:
>
> Old: squeak
> New: enhanced altissimo
>
> Old: can't read the music
> New: uses enhanced aleatory technique

employing the latest in stochastic processes.

> Old: plays out of tune
> New: applies enhanced acoustical parameters
>
> I'm sure we can enhance our vocabulary in many other ways!
>
> Lelia Loban
> http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban
>
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