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Author: John Colocythas
Date: 1999-11-26 14:00
I'm interested in obtaining information on sellers of Albert system clarinets. Also, if they would know where i can find music notes for greek folklorique music for clarinet.
Regards,
John Colocythas
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-11-26 16:42
Since Albert system clarinets are no longer made (they've evolved into the German Oehler system), you will need to go to things like auctions and flea markets to find them. They also show up on the on-line auctions. Be sure you know a good technician who is willing to overhaul them as they probably will not be in playing condition when you find them.
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Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 1999-11-28 05:34
Unfortunately, the Eastern European folk
traditions are not heavy on printed music. Playing by ear from recordings seems to be the main method of learning this stuff. There is, however, a very large book of tunes transcribed by a guy named Tom Pixton, called the Pinewoods Collection. There are Greek tunes in here, as well as other Balkan repertoire. You can find it at his Flying Tomatoes website, which I think is www.ultranet.ma.com/~tomatoes/tomatoes.html.
Good luck.
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Author: Denis
Date: 1999-11-30 09:45
For a greek clarinet, I don't really know. But knowing the "ties" that link Greek and Turks, perhaps the following link will help you : http://www.larkinthemorning.com/MenComNet/Business/Retail/Larknet/Winds
It's about a "metal Albert system clarinet pitched in G" , used for turkish folk music (and you can also buy for $450 !).
"Lark in the morning" company seems to have a catalog full of strange instruments ...
Denis
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Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 1999-12-01 03:13
Somewhere on this board a while back I read some negative postings about this clarinet; specifically, if I recall, that no one should pay 450 bucks for a metal clarinet, and that, while it may be an authentic folk instrument, it is not particularly well-made. Also, L in the M has tight return policies, as you can see from their website, nothing like Woodwind and Brasswind.
I spent a week this past summer at the East European Folklife Center's Balkan Camp at Camp Ramblewood in Maryland. There were many accomplished musicians there, including a clarinettist from Albania who taught his workshops entirely by ear, as he did not read music. He played on an ordinary Boehm system clarinet. No one had an Albert, save one American player, who found it to be more and more cumbersome despite his considerable skill and experience. He plans to get a "good Buffet soon". I have also seen and heard Greek musicians, and they played Boehm systems.
You don't need a special clarinet to play this stuff.
For more info on Balkan Camp and ethnic musicians, see www.eefc.org.
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