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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2004-05-14 13:52
on this note, I wonder how many other would-have-been clarinetists are out there is the professional world? It would interesting to know.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-05-14 14:11
Famous people who play (or once played) clarinet:
Woody Allen
Hal Linden
Keith Lockhart (Boston Pops)
Sid Caesar
John Adams (composer)
Steven Spielberg
Julia Roberts
Jim Carrey
John Williams (composer/conductor)
George Segal
Deidre Hall (actress)
Harpo Marx
Billy Crystal
Rudy Vallee
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Kimmel
Alyson Hannigan (actress)
...GBK
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-05-14 14:50
John Williams played clarinet? You wouldn't know it from the crappy bass clarinet parts he writes into his compositions.......
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Author: msloss
Date: 2004-05-14 15:27
So the direction of the markets could have been determined by which clarinet case Greenspan was carrying instead of how fat his briefcase is?
Alyson Hannigan, huh? That reminds me of a story -- Once, when I was in band camp....
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2004-05-14 15:35
Yeah Dave, Tell it like it is. And I bet he couldn't care for a donkey either!
Bob A
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Author: Kathy Beatty
Date: 2004-05-14 18:34
WRT John Williams (hi Dave, remember me, I bought the Malerne last year?), my band just played "Cowboys" by John Williams, which has the most horrible bass part I've ever seen. I forget who the arranger was, but I was wondering whether it was the arranger's fault rather than John Williams' fault. Anybody know?
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2004-05-14 20:03
I heard Linden (Barney Miller on TV) on radio ...did rondo from Mozart concerto as part of a pops orch gig ...did it on an A clar and it was quite respectable given that he is not a concerizing clarinetist in his day job.
One wonders what would have happened if Clinton had a clarinet case in the oval office instead of a humidor.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
Post Edited (2004-05-14 20:04)
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Author: Avie
Date: 2004-05-14 20:49
Maybe that is how Greenspan started predicting the Markets highs and lows. Julie Roberts? Excuse me while I go practice.
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Author: RAMman
Date: 2004-05-14 21:52
I always thought John Williams is like other composers most noted for their film scores...in that he has teams of 'orchestrators' to flesh out the bones of his more famous film works.
Surely this means his orchestration isn't actually up to much?
Oh god, I think I'm in trouble now! Have it on good authority that this is true, but I've never read it anywhere!!
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-05-14 23:54
If you've got Dierdre Hall, you should put the guy who plays Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives on there too...Joseph Mascolo...I believe he actually played professionally for a time...
Katrina
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-05-15 03:01
claclaws wrote:
> GBK,
> I quote your list.
You are welcomed to it.
Those are the "celebrities" that I know once played (or still play) clarinet. Of course there may be more.
I think that I heard (or read) that both Danny Kaye (actor) and Jennifer Garner (actress) also played clarinet, but I've never been able to substantiate either one.
If you find others, please add them to the list and let us know...GBK
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Author: JessKateDD
Date: 2004-05-15 14:37
Adam Sandler plays one mean clarinet in Billy Madison. I'm pretty sure it's really him. :P
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-05-15 15:21
I don't know about that . . . sounds too good to be Adam Sandler. I'm pretty sure he was just synching to a professional in the background ![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif) . . .
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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