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Author: Donna
Date: 2003-01-29 19:05
I'm familiar with the clarinet classic solo "Pepperino", but have no idea what the word means or it's origin? Anyone know what it means?
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2003-01-29 19:32
Well, that's a wiseacre response! And exactly what I was going to say.
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2003-01-29 20:16
How about <a href="http://www.felic-natuursteen.nl/pepperino_dark.htm">Pepperino Dark</a> for for that elusive tone!
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Author: AL
Date: 2003-01-29 21:02
PEPERINO, without the extra "P" between the E's is a lava-like piece of stone. I really don't believe that PEPPERINO has a true translation. The suffix INO signifies the diminuitive of something; CLARINO, SOPRANINO,etc. Pepper is translated PEPE hence PEPPERINO might mean Zesty Little Guy, just like the suffix ONE (AW'nay)signifies largeness. Little Joe would be PEPPINO.
And just to end this thing on a clarinet note, Giuseppe Verdi
referred th the Bass Clarinet as the CLARONE(large clarinet) in his scores such as AIDA and OTELLO. [Claw-ROW'nay]
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Author: Eileen
Date: 2003-01-30 19:27
Well, I got curious and ran the word "pepperino" through a search engine. The most common hits were a black and white colored marble; gourmet food products (olive oil, cheese) containing either black or red pepper; and both a pedagreed bulldog AND a championship horse named "Pepperino."
I like that clarinet piece also. Next time I play it, though, I'll try not to think of a slab of marble. I'll aim for a spicy food feel combined with the friskiness of Pepperino the filly crossed with the tenacity of Pepperino the bulldog.
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