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Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Bolcom "A Short Lecture"
Subject: [kl] Re:Search [Labanchi 10 duets]
Subject: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
Subject: Re: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
Subject: Re: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
Subject: Re: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
Subject: [kl] (C) Mariinsky Clarinet Club - Bozza Nova CD
Subject: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
Subject: [kl] New music files.
Subject: Re: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
Subject: [kl] Diversion 1
Subject: Re: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
Subject: [kl] Quintet of the Americas Presents New York University Summer Institute
Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
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Subject: [kl] New Vincent J. Abato clarinet find
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Subject: [kl] Re: Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium
Subject: [kl] question concerning tonguing
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Subject: [kl] Mankind Walks (shameless self-promotion)
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Subject: [kl] Beethoven Oboe Concerto slow mvt arrangement?
Subject: [kl] sabbatical leave - reed making
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Subject: [kl] New Trio for Cl., Vc., Pno.
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Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Bolcom "A Short Lecture"
From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:31:37 -0400
I emailed my Presser rep about this and she thought it would actually
take 6-8 weeks.
Gary
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Clinton F. Nieweg wrote:
> From the Presser website:
>
> SHORT LECTURE
> by WILLIAM BOLCOM
> Item Number:494-01218
> Instrumentation:Clarinet & Narrator
> Publisher:E.B. MARKS Agent T. Presser King of Prussia Pa
> Current Status:
> Custom Print, 3-4 wks. Questions, please call 1-800-854-6764, option 1
> Price: $22.00
> Call Presser directly to see if they can speed up the printing process.
>
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Subject: [kl] Re:Search [Labanchi 10 duets]
From: "Clinton F. Nieweg" <proofferr@-----.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:37:01 -0400
The publisher is Southern Music.
E-Mail: info@-----.com | FAX: (210) 223-4537
Telephone: (210) 226-8167 | Toll Free Order Line (U.S.):(800) 284-5443
TEN DUETS, Labanchi/Hite (B552) $20.00
http://www.smcpublications.com/catalog/music/instrumental/woodwinds/clens.htm
On Jun 11, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Simeon Loring wrote:
> Does anyone have Labanchi 10 duets?
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Subject: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:35:03 -0400
I'm working up Bill Bolcom's adorable, charming, "Little Suite of 4
Dances". However, the second movement has me a little puzzled. Can
anyone tell me what its title, "Apache-Jungle" refers to? Was there
once a dance called the Apache, or some such? Thanks in advance.
Fred Jacobowitz
CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd
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Subject: Re: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
From: "Marcia Bundi" <msbundi357@-----.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:05:42 -0400
From Wickipedia:
"Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with
Parisian street culture in the beginning of the 20th century. The name of
the dance (pronounced ah-PAHSH, not uh-PATCH-ee, like the English
pronunciation of the Native American tribe) is taken from a Parisian street
gang (see Apache (gang)), which in turn was named for the American Indian
tribe due to the perceived savagery of the hoodlums. The term came to be
used more generally to refer to certain vicious elements of the Paris
underworld at the beginning of the 20th century.
The dance is very brutal to the woman, and sometimes said to reenact a
"discussion" between pimp and prostitute. It includes mock slaps and
punches, the man picking up and throwing the woman to the ground, or lifting
and carrying her while she struggles or feigns unconsciousness. In some
examples, the woman may fight back."
Marcia in MT
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From: "Fred Jacobowitz" <fbjacobo@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:35 PM
Subject: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
> I'm working up Bill Bolcom's adorable, charming, "Little Suite of 4
> Dances". However, the second movement has me a little puzzled. Can
> anyone tell me what its title, "Apache-Jungle" refers to? Was there
> once a dance called the Apache, or some such? Thanks in advance.
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
> CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
>
> You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
> ~Doug Floyd
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Subject: Re: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:27:58 -0400
Wow! And we're thinking that "Gangsta" rap with it's 'bi***' and
'ho', etc. is a '90s development. Truly, the more things change...
Fred Jacobowitz
CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd
On Jun 17, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Marcia Bundi wrote:
> From Wickipedia:
>
> "Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with
> Parisian street culture in the beginning of the 20th century. The
> name of
> the dance (pronounced ah-PAHSH, not uh-PATCH-ee, like the English
> pronunciation of the Native American tribe) is taken from a
> Parisian street
> gang (see Apache (gang)), which in turn was named for the American
> Indian
> tribe due to the perceived savagery of the hoodlums. The term came
> to be
> used more generally to refer to certain vicious elements of the Paris
> underworld at the beginning of the 20th century.
>
> The dance is very brutal to the woman, and sometimes said to reenact a
> "discussion" between pimp and prostitute. It includes mock slaps and
> punches, the man picking up and throwing the woman to the ground,
> or lifting
> and carrying her while she struggles or feigns unconsciousness. In
> some
> examples, the woman may fight back."
>
> Marcia in MT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Jacobowitz" <fbjacobo@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:35 PM
> Subject: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
>
>
>> I'm working up Bill Bolcom's adorable, charming, "Little Suite of 4
>> Dances". However, the second movement has me a little puzzled. Can
>> anyone tell me what its title, "Apache-Jungle" refers to? Was there
>> once a dance called the Apache, or some such? Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Fred Jacobowitz
>>
>> CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
>> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
>> Ebony and Ivory Duo
>>
>> You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
>> ~Doug Floyd
>
>
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Subject: Re: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
From: James Langdell <jameslangdell@-----.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:42:02 -0400
Musically, a common tune for this dance is a waltz by Offenbach. This
appears in some dance music collections under the title Apache Dance.
I forget which work by Offenbach was the original source for that
tune.
--James Langdell jameslangdell@-----.com
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Marcia Bundi<msbundi357@-----.net> wrote:
> From Wickipedia:
>
> "Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with
> Parisian street culture in the beginning of the 20th century. The name of
> the dance (pronounced ah-PAHSH, not uh-PATCH-ee, like the English
> pronunciation of the Native American tribe) is taken from a Parisian street
> gang (see Apache (gang)), which in turn was named for the American Indian
> tribe due to the perceived savagery of the hoodlums. The term came to be
> used more generally to refer to certain vicious elements of the Paris
> underworld at the beginning of the 20th century.
>
> The dance is very brutal to the woman, and sometimes said to reenact a
> "discussion" between pimp and prostitute. It includes mock slaps and
> punches, the man picking up and throwing the woman to the ground, or lifting
> and carrying her while she struggles or feigns unconsciousness. In some
> examples, the woman may fight back."
>
> Marcia in MT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Jacobowitz" <fbjacobo@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:35 PM
> Subject: [kl] Bolcon "Suite" question
>
>
>> I'm working up Bill Bolcom's adorable, charming, "Little Suite of 4
>> Dances". However, the second movement has me a little puzzled. Can
>> anyone tell me what its title, "Apache-Jungle" refers to? Was there
>> once a dance called the Apache, or some such? Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Fred Jacobowitz
>>
>> CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
>> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
>> Ebony and Ivory Duo
>>
>> You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
>> ~Doug Floyd
>
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Subject: [kl] (C) Mariinsky Clarinet Club - Bozza Nova CD
From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:08:30 -0400
In the latest issue of The Clarinet, Jorge Montilla discusses the
Mariinsky Clarinet Club made up of the clarinetists from the Mariinksy
Theater Orchestra (previously know as the Kirov Orchestra). Also
mentioned is their clarinet ensemble CD, Bozza Nova which we have available:
http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetcds.htm#CD433
Gary
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Subject: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:53:48 -0400
I have a nice Noblet C clarinet for sale. Contact me off site for details
and price.
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Anaheim, CA
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Subject: [kl] New music files.
From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:28:16 -0400
Martin Baxter has contributed three original compositions which are
available for downloading and your playing pleasure.
Diversion I is for two flutes, Bb Clarinet, Cello, Bassoon and Piano
Diversion II is for two flutes, Bb Clarinet, Cello, Bass Clarinet and Piano
Diversion III is for two flutes, Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Thanks to Martin for this contribution.
The Finale files must be read using PC Finale 2006 or later. Martin
originally sent me Enigma Transportable Files for cross-platform use
between a Mac and a PC, but the upload of the .ETF files somehow
corrupts them, so I have installed only the PC-.MIDI and MIDI
files. I haven't encountered this upload incompatibility for a long
time and I'll keep working on how the problem might be solved.
My web page address for you newcomers is
http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/clarmusi/clarmusi.htm
Happy playing, all.
Oliver
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Subject: Re: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
From: "Mike Vaccaro" <mike@-----.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:38:16 -0400
Noblet is what I play and I think they are the best. Good luck selling it.
I hope everyone knows the value of using a C mouthpiece and not a Bb
mouthpiece on the instrument even if the C mouthpiece needs to be refaced.
OR you can cut a Bb down but the C mouthpiece is still the best.
Best,
Mike Vaccaro
www.MikeVaccaro.Com
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> I have a nice Noblet C clarinet for sale. Contact me off site for details
> and price.
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Subject: [kl] Diversion 1
From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:37:55 -0400
Diversion 1 was originally for contra-alto clarinet or Contra
bassoon. My mistake when I sent Oliver the files. If anyone wants a
copy of the part for either of those instruments please contact me on
martinbaxter@-----.net
Martin
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Subject: Re: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
From: josh stein <jstein53@-----.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:19:50 -0400
What price are you asking for.
Josh
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From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
To: "Klarinet Digest (Mail)" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: [kl] Noblet C for Sale
>I have a nice Noblet C clarinet for sale. Contact me off site for details
> and price.
>
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Subject: [kl] Quintet of the Americas Presents New York University Summer Institute
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:38 -0400
June 23, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
Quintet of the Americas Presents New York University Summer Institute
Concert on June 26 – Repertoire Includes Quintets by Tania Leon, Samuel
Barber and Nicholas Scarim
New York, NY – The Quintet of the Americas will be in concert on Friday,
June 26 - 7:30 PM at Loewe Auditorium, 35 West 4th Street on the campus
of New York University. This is presented in connection with their NYU
Summer Institute for Woodwind Quintets for high school and college students.
The program will include Julia Wolfe’s On Seven-Star Shoes, Tania Leon’s
De Memorias, Samuel Barber’s Summer Music, Nicholas Scarim’s Garden at
Night and dances from Latin America. Special guests will be Pascal
Archer, clarinet, Monica Ellis, bassoon and Chris Vasquez, narrator.
This concert is sponsored by the Steinhardt School of Education,
Department of Music and Performing Arts of New York University. You can
find more about the Woodwind Institute at
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/woodwind/summer.
The June 26 event is free and open to the public. For more information,
call NYU at (212) 998-5424 or visit
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/events/music.
Members of Quintet of the Americas are Sato Moughalian, flute; Matt
Sullivan, oboe; Edward Gilmore, clarinet; Barbara Oldham, horn; and
Laura Koepke, bassoon. Founded in Bogota, Colombia in 1976, the Quintet
has specialized in bringing music form Latin America to audiences in the
United States since its arrival in New York in 1979. The group has
enjoyed an international career that has taken them to concert halls
throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. Two time
recipients of ASCAP-Chamber Music America Awards for Adventuresome
Programming, the Quintet's repertoire represents works from composers
with a wide-range of aesthetic viewpoints. They have recorded for CRI,
Newport Classics, MMC and XLNT. Their latest CDs are Karel Husa:
Recollections on New World and Dancing in Colombia and Sounds of Brazil
on the MSR label. The Quintet has been a past recipient of Chamber Music
America Commissioning Awards for commissions by David Chaitkin and
Judith Sainte Croix, a three-year CMA Residency Award for work in
Chicago and is a 2008-09 recipient of a CMA Residency Partnership
Program Grant. They are also currently in residence in The Department of
Music and Performing Arts in The Steinhardt School at New York
University. Visit their website at http://www.quintet.org.
These concerts are made possible in part with public funds from The New
York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and The New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional funding is provided by The
Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Meet the Composer/JP Morgan Chase Fund
for Small Ensembles, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Jarvis
and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, and Shigeru Kaneshiro.
For more information about the Quintet of the Americas, contact Jeffrey
James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.
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Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: "Marcia Bundi" <msbundi357@-----.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:46 -0400
I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
Thanks.
Marcia in MT
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Donna Higgins <Donna@-----.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:06:21 -0400
Marcia Bundi wrote:
> I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
> It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
> ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
> what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
> one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
> alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
Just cut a little off the bottom of the Bb reed so it fits on your Eb
mouthpiece. It should sound fine. I play some Eb and this is what I've
always done.
Donna
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Subject: RE: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: "Bobby McClellan" <bobbymacmcclellan@-----.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:14:48 -0400
maybe try soprano sax reeds if yo are lucky enought to find them locally
Bobby M. McClellan
Fire Equipment Service, LLC
Jackson, Ms
(601)613-0989
EVTCC Certified Fire Apparatus Technician
EVTCC Certified Law Enforcement Vehicle Installer
www.fireequipmentservicems.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Marcia Bundi [mailto:msbundi357@-----.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:01 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
Thanks.
Marcia in MT
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Subject: RE: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:17:01 -0400
You can cut the base off of Bb reeds and they'll play just fine on your
effer. Cut just enough so they fit on your Eb mouthpiece with a hacksaw.
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From: Bobby McClellan [mailto:bobbymacmcclellan@-----.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:15 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
maybe try soprano sax reeds if yo are lucky enought to find them locally
Bobby M. McClellan
Fire Equipment Service, LLC
Jackson, Ms
(601)613-0989
EVTCC Certified Fire Apparatus Technician
EVTCC Certified Law Enforcement Vehicle Installer
www.fireequipmentservicems.com
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From: Marcia Bundi [mailto:msbundi357@-----.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:01 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
Thanks.
Marcia in MT
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Subject: RE: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:30 -0400
The Vandoren White Master (I always though that was an odd name for a German reed) works well, as it is a little narrower than a standard Bb reed.
Ed
On Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 02:17PM, "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.net> wrote:
>You can cut the base off of Bb reeds and they'll play just fine on your
>effer. Cut just enough so they fit on your Eb mouthpiece with a hacksaw.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bobby McClellan [mailto:bobbymacmcclellan@-----.net]
>Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:15 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: RE: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
>
>maybe try soprano sax reeds if yo are lucky enought to find them locally
>
>Bobby M. McClellan
>Fire Equipment Service, LLC
>Jackson, Ms
>(601)613-0989
>EVTCC Certified Fire Apparatus Technician
>EVTCC Certified Law Enforcement Vehicle Installer
>www.fireequipmentservicems.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marcia Bundi [mailto:msbundi357@-----.net]
>Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:01 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
>
>
>I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
>It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
>ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
>what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
>one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
>alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Marcia in MT
>
>
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:43:42 -0400
Marcia,
I make custom Eb clarinet mouthpieces that are designed to work with Vandoren regular cut Bb reeds.
The best way to shorten the reeds to fit the Eb mouthpiece is with a fine hacksaw, like an xacto model making saw. Another method is to score them with a knife, place the knife on the reed and give it a sharp whack with a leather mallet. I know one Eb player that in a pinch has broken them off in school door!
In addition to custom Eb mouthpieces made to accept Eb clarinet reeds, I have hundreds of aged Eb clarinet reeds. These are from the 60's, and would be brands like Solo Esser, Bruno, and Vibrator.
Kurt Heisig
(831) 425-5658
-----Original Message-----
>From: Marcia Bundi <msbundi357@-----.net>
>Sent: Jun 25, 2009 1:00 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
>
>I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
>It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
>ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
>what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
>one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
>alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Marcia in MT
>
>
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:12:08 -0400
Another option to take the ends off is a good pair of pruning shears (small hand held type that you would use to do small branches). It makes very quick work of it.
Ed
On Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 03:43PM, <kurtheisig@-----.net> wrote:
>Marcia,
>
>I make custom Eb clarinet mouthpieces that are designed to work with Vandoren regular cut Bb reeds.
>
>The best way to shorten the reeds to fit the Eb mouthpiece is with a fine hacksaw, like an xacto model making saw. Another method is to score them with a knife, place the knife on the reed and give it a sharp whack with a leather mallet. I know one Eb player that in a pinch has broken them off in school door!
>
>In addition to custom Eb mouthpieces made to accept Eb clarinet reeds, I have hundreds of aged Eb clarinet reeds. These are from the 60's, and would be brands like Solo Esser, Bruno, and Vibrator.
>
>Kurt Heisig
>(831) 425-5658
>
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternative for Eb Reeds
From: Roger Hewitt <rogerclarinet@-----.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:46:51 -0400
I live in the UK and find myself a bit surprised by all this discussion.=0A=
=0AI have no problem getting Eb reeds. Many online or telephone-order stor=
es will send boxes (minimum 1 complete box admittedly) to arrive the next d=
ay. (Same applies for Bass Clarinet and Soprano Sax.) Many local shops wi=
ll not have them, but major stores will. They are comparable in price (ind=
eed often cheaper) and performance with the Bb and Bass equivalents and I w=
ould never envisage any need not to use a standard Eb reed. I prefer the s=
ame style Vandoren as I use for Bb and get the same consistency.=0A=0APleas=
e do not think I am criticising or patronising. It just isn't a question t=
hat would have occurred to me. I never imagined reed buying could be so da=
ngerous!=0A=0ARoger Hewitt=0A=0A=0A--- On Thu, 25/6/09, Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@=
mac.com> wrote:=0A=0A> From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.com>=0A> Subject: Re: [=
kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds=0A> To: klarinet@-----.org=0A> Date: Thursday=
, 25 June, 2009, 9:12 PM=0A> Another option to take the ends off=0A> is a =
good pair of pruning shears (small hand held type that=0A> you would use to=
do small branches). It makes very quick=0A> work of it.=0A> =0A> Ed=0A> =
=0A> =0A> On Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 03:43PM, <kurtheisig@-----.net=
>=0A> wrote:=0A> >Marcia,=0A> >=0A> >I make custom Eb clarinet mouthpieces =
that are designed=0A> to work with Vandoren regular cut Bb reeds. =0A> >=0A=
> >The best way to shorten the reeds to fit the Eb=0A> mouthpiece is with a=
fine hacksaw, like an xacto model=0A> making saw. Another method is to sco=
re them with a knife,=0A> place the knife on the reed and give it a sharp w=
hack with a=0A> leather mallet. I know one Eb player that in a pinch has=0A=
> broken them off in=A0 school door!=0A> >=0A> >In addition to custom Eb mo=
uthpieces made to accept Eb=0A> clarinet reeds, I have hundreds of aged Eb =
clarinet reeds.=0A> These are from the 60's, and would be brands like Solo=
=0A> Esser, Bruno, and Vibrator.=0A> >=0A> >Kurt Heisig=0A> >(831) 425-5658=
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Subject: [kl] Re:Alternate for Eb reeds
From: Margaret Thornhill <clarinetstudio@-----.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:23:59 -0400
I simply *prefer* the response of a shortened B-flat reed to most E-flat
reeds!
Margaret Thornhill
Los Angeles
http://www.margaretthornhill.com
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Subject: RE: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: "Kevin Fay" <kevin.fay.home@-----.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:57:20 -0400
Ed Wojtowicz posted on "making: Eb reeds:
<<<Another option to take the ends off is a good pair of pruning shears
(small hand held type that you would use to do small branches). It makes
very quick work of it.>>>
This is what I've done for some 20 years. Those little shears last a long
time if you can keep your spouse from pruning real trees with them!
Seriously - cutting down a Bb reed is *better* than using the store-bought
Eb ree. My Eb mouthpiece (Greg Smith) is designed to use Vandoren V12s cut
down. Before I got that, though, all of the stock Eb mouthpieces I had
worked better with the Bb reeds cut down.
Save some money, and play better!
kjf
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Subject: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:47:53 -0400
Marcia Bundi wrote,
>
>I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a horn.
>It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely. However, NO
>ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't even know
>what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I can buy
>one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there any way to
>alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other alternative?
>
Ed Wojtowicz suggested White Master Bb reeds (because they're smaller than
typical French and American Bb reeds), Bobby M. McClellan suggested soprano
sax reeds and several people offered various ways to cut down a Bb reed.
I'm only an amateur, but fwiw: I've tried all these suggestions and I've
found they all work -- some of the time, on some Eb mouthpieces, with some
Eb clarinets.
Not all eefers were created equal over the decades. There's a great deal of
variation in the dimensions of the mouthpieces and in which mouthpieces work
well with which clarinets. The unfortunate consequence is that someone who
has to work with a borrowed Eb soprano clarinet on such short notice may
have to scramble to find something, anything, that works at all, let alone
something that works well. If the local music store doesn't even carry
eefer reeds, the chances are not good that they'll carry White Masters.
Here's where the famous obsessional reed-hoarding behavior of clarinet
players can justify itself. I think it's not a bad idea for a clarinet
player to keep some odd-sized reeds handy, just in case. Clarinet reeds age
well, if stored well. They won't get the arundo-flu and crumble, and
they'll be there if and when needed.
A sad coda: Until this week, I'd have expected this message to be followed
(if not pre-empted) by a rant from Shadow Cat, stating that she's making her
stupid pet human type this, that we should hand over all clarinet reeds to
cats for disposal, that we should dump the evil screech-sticks in the
driveway and run cars over them, etc., etc., but this Tuesday, Shadow became
shadow at age 21.
Lelia Loban
http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:00:19 -0400
Lelia,
My heart goes out to you. I know what it means to loose a
long-time 4 legged companion. Just remember the good times - they
will warm your soul.
Bill Foss
U.S. Army Retired
USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep
On Jun 26, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Lelia Loban wrote:
> Marcia Bundi wrote,
>>
>> I am playing some eefer in a concert next week and have borrowed a
>> horn.
>> It's a great instrument and everything is coming along nicely.
>> However, NO
>> ONE in town has any reeds for this little guy -- 2 places didn't
>> even know
>> what it was! Before I have someone order a box of reeds just so I
>> can buy
>> one -- or I have to buy a whole box just to get one! -- is there
>> any way to
>> alter a Bb reed so I can have a backup? Is there some other
>> alternative?
>>
>
> Ed Wojtowicz suggested White Master Bb reeds (because they're
> smaller than typical French and American Bb reeds), Bobby M.
> McClellan suggested soprano sax reeds and several people offered
> various ways to cut down a Bb reed. I'm only an amateur, but fwiw:
> I've tried all these suggestions and I've found they all work --
> some of the time, on some Eb mouthpieces, with some Eb clarinets.
>
> Not all eefers were created equal over the decades. There's a great
> deal of variation in the dimensions of the mouthpieces and in which
> mouthpieces work well with which clarinets. The unfortunate
> consequence is that someone who has to work with a borrowed Eb
> soprano clarinet on such short notice may have to scramble to find
> something, anything, that works at all, let alone something that
> works well. If the local music store doesn't even carry eefer
> reeds, the chances are not good that they'll carry White Masters.
>
> Here's where the famous obsessional reed-hoarding behavior of
> clarinet players can justify itself. I think it's not a bad idea
> for a clarinet player to keep some odd-sized reeds handy, just in
> case. Clarinet reeds age well, if stored well. They won't get the
> arundo-flu and crumble, and they'll be there if and when needed.
>
> A sad coda: Until this week, I'd have expected this message to be
> followed (if not pre-empted) by a rant from Shadow Cat, stating that
> she's making her stupid pet human type this, that we should hand
> over all clarinet reeds to cats for disposal, that we should dump
> the evil screech-sticks in the driveway and run cars over them,
> etc., etc., but this Tuesday, Shadow became shadow at age 21.
>
> Lelia Loban
> http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban
>
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:34:43 -0400
Lelia Loban wrote:
> Shadow became shadow at age 21.
My condolences on the loss of your and our friend.
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: James C Langdell <jameslangdell@-----.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:11:17 -0400
On Jun 26, 2009, at 6:47 AM, Lelia Loban wrote:
>
> A sad coda: Until this week, I'd have expected this message to be
> followed (if not pre-empted) by a rant from Shadow Cat, stating
> that she's making her stupid pet human type this, that we should
> hand over all clarinet reeds to cats for disposal, that we should
> dump the evil screech-sticks in the driveway and run cars over
> them, etc., etc., but this Tuesday, Shadow became shadow at age 21.
I'm sorry to hear of Shadow Cat's passing. I hope Shadow's ears are
happier surrounded by the sound of harps than screech-sticks.
--James
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Dan_Coombs@-----.us
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:16:11 -0400
I happen to also have a cat named Shadow that I'm very fond of. I too am sorr=
y to hear that yours died. I would be sad also
Dan Coombs
Chandler Symphony
----- Original Message -----
From: James C Langdell [jameslangdell@-----.com]
Sent: 06/26/2009 08:11 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Cc: James C Langdell <jameslangdell@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
On Jun 26, 2009, at 6:47 AM, Lelia Loban wrote:
>
> A sad coda: Until this week, I'd have expected this message to be
> followed (if not pre-empted) by a rant from Shadow Cat, stating
> that she's making her stupid pet human type this, that we should
> hand over all clarinet reeds to cats for disposal, that we should
> dump the evil screech-sticks in the driveway and run cars over
> them, etc., etc., but this Tuesday, Shadow became shadow at age 21.
I'm sorry to hear of Shadow Cat's passing. I hope Shadow's ears are
happier surrounded by the sound of harps than screech-sticks.
--James
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson7274@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:43:31 -0400
Shadow Cat is with Fred, Tinkertoes (aka Cat), Xerox, Blacky, Arthur, Black=
& White Cat (aka Bucket), Cocoa, and so many other felids I've known.=A0 I=
'd doubt that she is playing a harp,=A0 but how would I really know?=0A=0AW=
ayne=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Lelia Loban lelialoban@=
earthlink.net=0A=0AA sad coda:=A0 Until this week, I'd have expected this m=
essage to be followed (if not pre-empted) by a rant from Shadow Cat, statin=
g that she's making her stupid pet human type this, that we should hand ove=
r all clarinet reeds to cats for disposal, that we should dump the evil scr=
eech-sticks in the driveway and run cars over them, etc., etc., but this Tu=
esday, Shadow became shadow at age 21.=0A=0ALelia Loban=0Ahttp://members.si=
beliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban =0A=0A-----------------------------------------=
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Jim Alguire <jim@-----.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:59:06 -0400
Lelia,
So sorry for the loss, we're going to miss those comments. Hope it was
peaceful for him (or her).
Jim
On Jun 26, 2009, at 5:47 AM, Lelia Loban wrote:
> Shadow became shadow at age 21.
>
> Lelia Loban
> http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:54:40 -0400
Lelia Loban wrote:
> Shadow became shadow at age 21.
I think a cat spirit sabotaged a clarinet file I tried to modify
today. Perhaps Shadow will reincarnate as part of dick vigorous'
disgracefully related family to continue his antagonism to humans and
their screech sticks. Or, more likely, he has achieved nirvana, as
there is no better incarnation than cat.
Jennifer
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Subject: [kl] New Vincent J. Abato clarinet find
From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:49:49 -0400
Dear List,
Mr. Abato playing (on clarinet) Fillmore's "Lightning Fingers"
(approximately $5 charge for download of the entire album):
http://www.tubagear.com/memoriesinfo.html
No financial involvement on my part, I might add.
Best wishes,
-Adam
http://www.michlinmusic.com
The Vincent J. Abato Tribute Site:
http://www.michlinmusic.com/abato
The Joe Allard Project: http://www.joeallard.org
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Subject: Re: [kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds
From: "Marcia Bundi" <msbundi357@-----.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:31:22 -0400
Thanks all, for your help and suggestions. Not only will I test Bb reeds for
one to cut down, I think I've found a stash of eefer reeds. It's nice that
one of our semi-retired band directors is a woodwind guy, instead of the
brass guys we usually have -- he's offered me a couple of reeds. So I should
be in good shape for the week. Thanks again!
>From Steve Haaser:
> I'm curious, is there such a thing as a great eefer?=20
Well now, anomalies can happen in any part of our space-time continuum,
hmmm? ;-)
>From Lelia Loban:
>If the local music store doesn't even carry eefer reeds, the chances are
not good that they'll carry White Masters.
Oh, so true! I have only seen these in catalogs . . .
>Shadow became shadow at age 21.
So sorry for your loss, Lelia. I greatly enjoyed Shadow's posts.
Marcia in MT
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Subject: [kl] Re: Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium
From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:29:22 -0400
Three cheers to Dave Etheridge and his loyal staff for a fabulous conferenc=
e - =0D
absolutely the best one I have ever attended. Over the course of three day=
s there =0D
were master classes and concerts with Julian Bliss, Jon Manasse, Elsa Ludwi=
g-=0D
Verdehr and Tom Martin, among others. And to close it all out was an amazi=
ng =0D
performance by Alcides Rodriguez and his friendly band of buddies - a real =
sock-=0D
knocker! It was hard to go to sleep last night and get up at 5 AM to fly h=
ome this =0D
morning.=0D
=0D
Nancy =0D
=0D
Nancy Buckman=0D
Orchestra AACC=0D
Opera AACC=0D
Baltimore Flute Choir=0D
Early Music Society of Northern MD=0D
eefer@-----.com=0D
=0D
=0D
=0D
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Subject: [kl] question concerning tonguing
From: corvo di bassetto <rab@-----.de>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:11:11 -0400
Dear colleagues,
It appears that touching the reed with the tongue -- in single
tonguing any how --, is not only considered standard technique but
virtually the only possible one ever discussed in any book or taught
by any teacher -- or not?
I was not successful in spotting any reference where a "t" on the
palate or any other single-tonguing technique that would not involve
touching the reed was ever referred to, except for the old "reed
above" school.
Has there been a past thread on that issue?
To me it seems that playing portato can be made more delicate if I
don't actually touch the reed and have taught that over the years to
many students with pleasing results.
Best wishes,
danyel
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Subject: [kl] finzi five bagatelles
From: Will Tomao <willtomao@-----.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:07:52 -0400
Hello list!=0A=0AI=B4m having a hard time to find the score of the Finzi=
=B4s five bagatelles version for clarinet and strings!!=0A=0ADoes anybody k=
mow where can i find this?? =0A=0Athanks a lot!!=0A=0AWill =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A =
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Subject: Re: [kl] finzi five bagatelles
From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:09:19 -0400
The "official" version of this is a rental.
Gary
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> Hello list!
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elles version for clarinet and strings!!
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> Does anybody kmow where can i find this??=20
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Subject: Re: [kl] question concerning tonguing
From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:27:13 -0400
Danyel,
The tongue itself does not start the air vibrating, but the air. The tongue releases the air.
In a lesson in college with Clement Hutchinson, he was giving me an exercise from Arey, and telling me how to tongue. With trepidation I told him that it did not sound like that was what he was doing. He spent a few minutes tonguing and then told me that what he was actually doing was tonguing the top edge of the bevel at the end of the mouthpiece with the under side of the tip of his tongue. Clem was an amazing player, and taught beside Arey at Eastman in the late '30's.
Kurt
-----Original Message-----
>From: corvo di bassetto <rab@-----.de>
>Sent: Jun 30, 2009 6:11 AM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] question concerning tonguing
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>It appears that touching the reed with the tongue -- in single
>tonguing any how --, is not only considered standard technique but
>virtually the only possible one ever discussed in any book or taught
>by any teacher -- or not?
>
>I was not successful in spotting any reference where a "t" on the
>palate or any other single-tonguing technique that would not involve
>touching the reed was ever referred to, except for the old "reed
>above" school.
>
>Has there been a past thread on that issue?
>To me it seems that playing portato can be made more delicate if I
>don't actually touch the reed and have taught that over the years to
>many students with pleasing results.
>
>Best wishes,
>danyel
>
>
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Subject: [kl] Mankind Walks (shameless self-promotion)
From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:35:26 -0400
Following an earlier email on the subject
http://test.woodwind.org/Databases/Klarinet/2009/02/000210.txt
... I thought a few people might be interested to know that Mankind
Walks (the band I play with) now has a page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mankind-Walks/66588142405
Both our Facebook and MySpace pages now have a complete set of songs and
lyrics from our 7-track CD. Unfortunately MySpace buggers the lyrics
and Facebook buggers the track order ... such is life on the internet. :-P
Hope you enjoy the music. :-)
-- Joe
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Subject: [kl] finzi five bagatelles
From: "Clinton F. Nieweg" <proofferr@-----.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:21:02 -0400
Finzi, Gerald: Five Bagatelles (arr.cl/str orch) op. 23a (1941, arr.1992) 14'
Arrangement for clarinet and strings by Lawrence Ashmore.
Score and parts on rental - Boosey & Hawkes.
http://www.boosey.com/pages/licensing/rentalUS.asp
Repertoire Note
This arrangement provides the chance for orchestral performance of pieces widely known by those who have played the clarinet. The lush string writing captures the full sonority of the harmonic language, over which the solo instrument sings with that consummate ease so naturally crafted by the composer.
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Finzi, Gerald: Five Bagatelles (arr.cl/str quartet) (1941, arr.2000) 14'
arranged for clarinet and string quartet by Christian Alexander.
Score and parts on rental - Boosey & Hawkes.
http://www.boosey.com/pages/licensing/rentalUS.asp
Repertoire Note
This distinctive suite is widely known by those who have played the clarinet and the original clarinet and piano version is now a cornerstone of the clarinet repertoire for players of all ages. Christian Alexander's recent arrangement for clarinet and string quartet ensures that this charming work carries an even broader appeal. [String] Orchestral and wind ensemble versions are also available.
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:07:52 -0700 (PDT)
To: klarinet@-----.org
From: Will Tomao <willtomao@-----.com>
Subject: finzi five bagatelles
having a hard time to find the score of the Finzi
five bagatelles version for clarinet and strings. Does anybody know where can i find this??
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Subject: [kl] Beethoven Oboe Concerto slow mvt arrangement?
From: Simon Aldrich <simonaldrich@-----.ca>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:59:31 -0400
I am looking for the arrangement by Renate Rosenblatt of the slow
movement of the Beethoven Oboe Concerto (Adagio for Oboe and Strings).
Does anyone know if this recent arrangement (for oboe and strings) is
available anywhere?
Thanks,
------------------------------------------------------------
Simon Aldrich
Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Artistic Director - Jeffery Summer Concerts
Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
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Subject: [kl] sabbatical leave - reed making
From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:40 -0400
Hello everyone - back on briefly......I check in once in awhile to see
what kinds of things are being discussed on Klarinet. I also receive
forwards from friends. Nice to see a few familiar and pleasant names on
the list.
My reason for subscribing briefly - I wanted to put an unsolicited plug
in for a cool little machine that has been on the market for awhile that
was part of my recent sabbatical leave project. I'll describe.....
Back in 1980, I began making my own reeds from reed blanks. I learned
how to do this from my then teacher, John Mohler, at University of
Michigan. John had made one reed for me to show me how - and it was one
of the best reeds I ever played on (up to that point) and lasted about a
month with hard use. I made reeds for about a year the same way Bob
Spring does now - completely by hand - from the first cut, to files, and
eventually to sandpaper (top of reed). Clip, adjust and play. I was
never as good at it as Bob became, and he went on to make reeds that way
and still does. I, on the other hand, switched back to commercial
reeds. I moved back to store bought reeds because in my first lesson
with David Shifrin, he complimented me on making homemade reeds and then
proceeded to adjust 10 rejected Olieveri reeds from his reject box
(probably 10,000 reeds in the box) that played much better than my reeds
did. He told me he would rather I put the time into practicing rather
than reed making.....so I did. The reed making skills came in very
handy for adjusting commercial reeds by the way.
In 1995 I saw Robert DiLutis at the ClarinetFest held at Arizona State
University, and I watched as he produced a reed very quickly with his
reed making "machine." What impressed me was how well the reed played
right off the machine. I purchased the machine and it's accessories a
year later - and I made 10 or so reeds with good results.
Then..........it stopped working for me. I fiddled with the adjustments
(probably a mistake), and eventually gave up. Back to store bought reeds.
Flash forward to this past year.....
I've had real trouble with commercial reeds of late. I can't say that
it is the fault of the reed manufacturers - but I just was not getting
many reeds from a box to play. They were inconsistent, had buzzy
sounding tips, and didn't last long. I gradually began to become
dismayed while practicing on such crummy pieces of cane! At the same
time, I was also looking for one of two projects for my spring
sabbatical (2009) and immediately though that I could get the DiLutis
machine up and running again. So........I paid Robert a visit in
Rochester New York (I now know how long it takes to drive there from
Bloomington, IL in one day). Suring our four hour session together, he
showed me how to take apart the little machine, tweak it, adjust all
aspects of blade height, and worked on finding the right profile reed to
use/copy.
I am reporting back to the list now that the homemade reeds are far
better than anything I can purchase. Of course, I'm using 12 year old
tube cane that was purchased in 1998 that is as dense as it can be - and
well cured. Still, when making blanks from tubes rather than purchasing
pre-made blanks, I can begin with them thick enough to do the three to
five day curing process that insures a long life reed with plenty of
snap. Practicing and playing is more fun now that there are more reeds.
So........even though Robert did not ask me to do this, I'm mentioning
my experience to all of you so that if you are looking to make reeds,
this little machine takes most of the problems of making reeds by hand
out of the equation. It will copy a reed (via a slicing/planing
approach rather than a sanding approach like the Reed-Dual) and leave it
close enough to finish off by hand. It's worth checking out.
I'm not going to get into my other project.........learning to use
Sibelius software. Great program, but I'm not too quick with this kind
of software (yet!).
That's about it. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer (or winter
depending on what part of the planet you are on) and that those of you
in the US have a great 4th of July weekend.
Best wishes,
Roger Garrett
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Subject: [kl] Fillmore Lightning Fingers
From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:18:53 -0400
Anybody know where I can find a band arrangement of Henry Fillmore's
Lightning Fingers?
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Jim Lytthans, DMA.
Anaheim, CA
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Subject: [kl] New Trio for Cl., Vc., Pno.
From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:10:26 -0400
ATTENTION ALL TRIOS:
There is a new Trio for cl., 'cello and pno. It is called "Grand
Serenade" by Bill Robinson, who is based in Raleigh/Durham, N.
Carolina. And it is GOOD! And it is a substantial work: about 30
minutes! Finally a modern trio with the length and heft of the
romantics. IMHO it can hold its own with the Muczynski, Schickele,
and other excellent 20th C. trios. And it is tonal! - I performed it
at a retirement community and they liked it!
Y'all can listen to it at www.billrobinsonmusic.com. I HIGHLY
Recommend it - and anyone who knows me knows that I have a low
tolerance for atonal noise or run-on music.
Fred Jacobowitz
CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd
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Subject: Re: [kl] Fillmore Lightning Fingers
From: hns692@-----.com
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:37:46 -0400
We have the band arrangement in our library and just played it last year.
I am not sure where the arrangement came from. I can put you in touch
with our person who handles the music (not quite the librarian) if you wish.
Please contact me off list.
Lee Ann Hansen
Principal Eb Clarinet
First John Philip Sousa
Memorial Band
hns692@-----.com
In a message dated 7/2/2009 8:19:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
lytthans@-----.net writes:
Anybody know where I can find a band arrangement of Henry Fillmore's
Lightning Fingers?
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Jim Lytthans, DMA.
Anaheim, CA
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Subject: Re: [kl] New Trio for Cl., Vc., Pno.
From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:26:42 -0400
Fred, that was beautiful playing you did on the recording. And the work
appears to have substance. Good find.
Dan Leeson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Jacobowitz" <fbjacobo@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: [kl] New Trio for Cl., Vc., Pno.
> ATTENTION ALL TRIOS:
>
> There is a new Trio for cl., 'cello and pno. It is called "Grand
> Serenade" by Bill Robinson, who is based in Raleigh/Durham, N. Carolina.
> And it is GOOD! And it is a substantial work: about 30 minutes! Finally a
> modern trio with the length and heft of the romantics. IMHO it can hold
> its own with the Muczynski, Schickele, and other excellent 20th C. trios.
> And it is tonal! - I performed it at a retirement community and they
> liked it!
>
> Y'all can listen to it at www.billrobinsonmusic.com. I HIGHLY Recommend
> it - and anyone who knows me knows that I have a low tolerance for atonal
> noise or run-on music.
>
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
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Subject: [kl] Fillmore Lightning Fingers
From: "Clinton F. Nieweg" <proofferr@-----.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:37 -0400
Fillmore Lightning Fingers for Clarinet Solo and Band is published by Fillmore/C. Fischer. It is now listed as POP.
To buy archival copies of Fischer out of print music, e-mail the Special Collections Librarian at the Sibley Music Library (Eastman School of Music). dcoppen@-----.edu
> From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
> Subject: Fillmore Lightning Fingers
> Anybody know where I can find a band arrangement of Henry
> Fillmore's Lightning Fingers?
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Subject: Re: [kl] question concerning tonguing (outside cheek)
From: corvo di bassetto <rab@-----.de>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:50 -0400
Hello Kurt & altri,
thanks for the reply.
I know the tongue does not "strum" the reed, like a pizzicato,
because I am not touching the reed most of the time. Only in real
heavy "martellato secco" I would stop the reed with the tongue,
otherwise I tend to articulate the air stream on the palate just
behind the teeth, like actually saying "t" (retroflex). This allows
me to vary the intensity of staccato-portato and even in pure legato
passages I sometimes shape notes with just a hint of tongue (I
studied bel canto in my youth under a retired old-fashioned opera-
singer and still play the vocalise studies, like Concone, on the
clarinet. I don't feel I can approach the vocal articulation of real
bel canto on the clarinet any other way).
Anybody else on the list who shares this predilection?
Cause I have not come across any reference to it in any tutor, book,
method, non of my teachers or colleagues ever mentioned articulation
away from the reed, except for double or triple tonguing, where the
"k" of cause only blocks the air-stream for an instant.
Best regards,
danyel
On Jun 30, 2009, at 8:27 PM, kurtheisig@-----.net wrote:
> Danyel,
>
> The tongue itself does not start the air vibrating, but the air.
> The tongue releases the air.
>
> In a lesson in college with Clement Hutchinson, he was giving me an
> exercise from Arey, and telling me how to tongue. With trepidation
> I told him that it did not sound like that was what he was doing.
> He spent a few minutes tonguing and then told me that what he was
> actually doing was tonguing the top edge of the bevel at the end of
> the mouthpiece with the under side of the tip of his tongue. Clem
> was an amazing player, and taught beside Arey at Eastman in the
> late '30's.
>
> Kurt
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: corvo di bassetto <rab@-----.de>
>> Sent: Jun 30, 2009 6:11 AM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: [kl] question concerning tonguing
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> It appears that touching the reed with the tongue -- in single
>> tonguing any how --, is not only considered standard technique but
>> virtually the only possible one ever discussed in any book or taught
>> by any teacher -- or not?
>>
>> I was not successful in spotting any reference where a "t" on the
>> palate or any other single-tonguing technique that would not involve
>> touching the reed was ever referred to, except for the old "reed
>> above" school.
>>
>> Has there been a past thread on that issue?
>> To me it seems that playing portato can be made more delicate if I
>> don't actually touch the reed and have taught that over the years to
>> many students with pleasing results.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> danyel
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>
>
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Subject: RE: [kl] question concerning tonguing (outside cheek)
From: "Keith Bowen" <bowenk@-----.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:32:24 -0400
Danyel
I have come across this in old tutors - early nineteenth century but very
probably by 'reed down' players. There is discussion of the different
articulations made by 't', 'd' etc. I would have to check whether this
really was reed-down instruction, and don't have time or access to my
documents to check this for a few weeks, but the place I'd start would be
the first editions of the Lefevre and Mueller tutors. Eric Hoeprich's book
has a big list of early tutors.
As for doing 'vocal' exercises and following the practice of singers, this
is very well documented, including in Mueller's tutor of 1825.
Keith Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: corvo di bassetto [mailto:rab@-----.de]
Sent: 03 July 2009 19:32
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] question concerning tonguing (outside cheek)
Hello Kurt & altri,
thanks for the reply.
I know the tongue does not "strum" the reed, like a pizzicato,
because I am not touching the reed most of the time. Only in real
heavy "martellato secco" I would stop the reed with the tongue,
otherwise I tend to articulate the air stream on the palate just
behind the teeth, like actually saying "t" (retroflex). This allows
me to vary the intensity of staccato-portato and even in pure legato
passages I sometimes shape notes with just a hint of tongue (I
studied bel canto in my youth under a retired old-fashioned opera-
singer and still play the vocalise studies, like Concone, on the
clarinet. I don't feel I can approach the vocal articulation of real
bel canto on the clarinet any other way).
Anybody else on the list who shares this predilection?
Cause I have not come across any reference to it in any tutor, book,
method, non of my teachers or colleagues ever mentioned articulation
away from the reed, except for double or triple tonguing, where the
"k" of cause only blocks the air-stream for an instant.
Best regards,
danyel
On Jun 30, 2009, at 8:27 PM, kurtheisig@-----.net wrote:
> Danyel,
>
> The tongue itself does not start the air vibrating, but the air.
> The tongue releases the air.
>
> In a lesson in college with Clement Hutchinson, he was giving me an
> exercise from Arey, and telling me how to tongue. With trepidation
> I told him that it did not sound like that was what he was doing.
> He spent a few minutes tonguing and then told me that what he was
> actually doing was tonguing the top edge of the bevel at the end of
> the mouthpiece with the under side of the tip of his tongue. Clem
> was an amazing player, and taught beside Arey at Eastman in the
> late '30's.
>
> Kurt
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: corvo di bassetto <rab@-----.de>
>> Sent: Jun 30, 2009 6:11 AM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: [kl] question concerning tonguing
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> It appears that touching the reed with the tongue -- in single
>> tonguing any how --, is not only considered standard technique but
>> virtually the only possible one ever discussed in any book or taught
>> by any teacher -- or not?
>>
>> I was not successful in spotting any reference where a "t" on the
>> palate or any other single-tonguing technique that would not involve
>> touching the reed was ever referred to, except for the old "reed
>> above" school.
>>
>> Has there been a past thread on that issue?
>> To me it seems that playing portato can be made more delicate if I
>> don't actually touch the reed and have taught that over the years to
>> many students with pleasing results.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> danyel
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>
>
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Subject: Re: [kl] New Trio for Cl., Vc., Pno.
From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:44:58 -0400
Dan,
Thanks for the compliment. The nice thing about it is that the
'cello and piano parts are, for a change, not harder than the
clarinet part, unlike too many trios (Brahms and Beethoven come to
mind). He's also written a quartet with the Messaien (sp?)
instrumentation. I haven't played that yet. He told me that he has in
mind a clarinet quintet. I'll let everyone know about that one if it
happens.
Fred Jacobowitz
CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd
On Jul 3, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Dan Leeson wrote:
> Fred, that was beautiful playing you did on the recording. And the
> work appears to have substance. Good find.
>
> Dan Leeson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Jacobowitz"
> <fbjacobo@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:10 PM
> Subject: [kl] New Trio for Cl., Vc., Pno.
>
>
>> ATTENTION ALL TRIOS:
>>
>> There is a new Trio for cl., 'cello and pno. It is called "Grand
>> Serenade" by Bill Robinson, who is based in Raleigh/Durham, N.
>> Carolina. And it is GOOD! And it is a substantial work: about 30
>> minutes! Finally a modern trio with the length and heft of the
>> romantics. IMHO it can hold its own with the Muczynski,
>> Schickele, and other excellent 20th C. trios. And it is tonal! -
>> I performed it at a retirement community and they liked it!
>>
>> Y'all can listen to it at www.billrobinsonmusic.com. I HIGHLY
>> Recommend it - and anyone who knows me knows that I have a low
>> tolerance for atonal noise or run-on music.
>>
>>
>> Fred Jacobowitz
>
>
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