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Re: Jazz Clarinet Mouthpieces

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2019-12-23 09:05

When Gino Cioffi (most famous for his work with the Boston Symphony) came to the US from Italy (was that the late 1940s or early 50s?) he was still playing with the reed on top the way players did before Johann Backofen, Fredrich Berr, and Carl Baermann decided having the reed down and touching the bottom lip was better. The old tradition dating back to Denner's time seems to have lingered in Italy longer than it did in most other parts of the clarinet playing world. Roppolo may have been taught by an old Italian who continued the tradition. Or he may have just posed that way for photos.

Post Edited (2019-12-23 09:42)

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