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Author: Alphie
Date: 2014-05-26 11:12
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I sent this message to Greg Smith a couple years ago and just got a reply back! It's in the second clarinet part of Nielsen 3.
This was at the time when we had Alan Gilbert as chief conductor and I knew that the week after he was going to conduct the same piece in Chicago!
Alphie
Post Edited (2014-05-27 00:44)
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2014-05-26 22:13
I've never sent or received personal messages in orchestra parts, but have received valuable advice like " don't look at conductor", "try to count", or don't listen to the idiot flute player here".
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2014-05-26 22:54
I once had to play at short notice in the dress rehearsal of Cosi fan Tutte because the clarinet player was ill. It was the Opera Factory production directed by David Freeman, accompanied by the London Sinfonietta.
The production came to be called, 'Cosi on the beach' -- because it was indeed set on a beach, and characters changed out of and into beach wear at various points.
So, in the course of my necessarily drop in, drop out experience, I saw a pencilled marking in my part: "If you look to your left at this point, you will see something interesting...."
So I did -- and indeed I did see a very attractive young lady...
Tony
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Author: ruben
Date: 2014-05-26 23:13
In bar I can't remember what of Duruflé's Requiem was written: "wake up bass clarinet!!"
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2014-05-27 00:19
See next post for link to notable Bix message.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
Post Edited (2014-05-27 00:21)
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2014-05-27 00:21
http://s.mlkshk.com/r/IHWN
Note on a Phil Whiteman band player's sheet music, reminding himself to wake up Bix Beiderbeck as Bix's drinking started affecting his play.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2014-05-27 03:41
Arthur Stephan told me once there was a flap in the trumpet section of the Detroit Womens Symphony once when rental parts were passed out. Wish I could remember the piece. Someone had written the note names in to play a C part on a Bb instrument. On a subsequent rental, the next trumpeter had written in ink "Learn your f&*^ing transposition! Signed, Adolph Herseth".
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Author: donald
Date: 2014-05-27 07:39
Over the years I've seen a few odd little notes/messages etc (including some from internationally known personalities) but the one that sticks in my memory is from the Bass clarinet part to Romeo and Juliet. Shortly after finishing my undergratuate study I spent a year playing professionally in various orchestra in NZ, this included a season with the Australian Ballet playing the bass clarinet part in Prokoffiev's version of R+J.
Near the end there was a page of demi-semi-quavers (at least, that's how I recall it) (also known as 32nd notes) and a previous Bass cl player had noted "exposed- bass clarinet solo, very fast" on this bit. Of course, as a GREENIE (and in the days before the internet/youtube etc made it so easy to research repertoire) I never got around to actually studying the score- but worked on this bit like crazy to make sure that it was excellently prepared.
First rehearsal- I sat there ready for my awesome moment, BASS CLARINET SOLO!!!!!! Only to discover it was a joke, the bass part was almost inaudible. I find that a lot funnier looking back than I did at the time (of course, the rest of the clarinet section thought it was hilarious!)
dn
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Author: davyd
Date: 2014-05-27 16:54
"A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make any sense" -- James Thurber
We were playing from a rented set that had previously been used by an ensemble in Germany. Several parts had "zählen!" at various points. On being told that this means "count!", someone said something like "They have the same problems we do!"
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-05-27 17:22
Not exactly the same kind of thing, but...
About 15 yr ago our church choir and orchestra (with some hired players from local schools etc) presented a Christmas musical. One of the pieces was something like "The Incarnation". I was playing either low strings or bass on keyboard. The last page of the part was quite clearly labeled "The Incantation". Seems like I recall that some but not all other parts had the same joke. Still makes me wonder whether the joker was somebody with enough clout not to get in serious trouble if found out.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2014-05-29 23:39
When Benny Goodman played Rhapsody in Blue with the Whiteman Band as a special concert, which was widely advertised - he squeaked in the opening.
Next day, when opening up a new chart to rehearse with his Band, someone had scratched out the title, and written "the squeak heard round the World"
He promptly threw down the score - and the work was never played.
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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Author: GBK
Date: 2014-05-29 23:51
DavidBlumberg wrote:
> When Benny Goodman played Rhapsody in Blue with the Whiteman
> Band as a special concert, which was widely advertised - he
> squeaked in the opening.
No, it was with the NBC Orchestra with Toscanini in 1942.
Here's the opening with the legendary squeak:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FnL6HZ2xUk&list=RD6FnL6HZ2xUk#t=26
I don't know about the rest of your story, since I've never seen it documented.
If you have the reference, please provide.
...GBK
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Author: Wicked Good ★2017
Date: 2014-05-31 01:21
One time when I subbed with a local big band on tenor sax, the regular tenor player had modified the title of "Go Fill Your Dreams" to read, "Go Fill Your Pants."
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Author: GBK
Date: 2014-05-31 02:46
We played a borrowed big band chart and above the title "Mood Indigo" someone had written:
"And the dark blue cow -
...GBK
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