To speak to what I believe was the original question, there is a knot called a "figure-8 knot" that is well known to horn players, or at least was well known...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Mar 1, 2007 7:32 pm
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"You can purchase one of those diamond encrusted nail files and widen the slots to fit the strngs" One of the greatest achievements of tail manufacturers has...
Violas and Violettes: So, I'm acting in two plays for the Women Playwrights' Conference in Boston next weekend (one of them's about classical musicians: the...
Greyfeeld@...
Mar 2, 2007 4:30 pm
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I have not been receiving the latest posts. Just checking to see if this comes through.... Wes...
In a message dated 3/2/2007 10:05:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Apparently yahoogroups has been having some mail problems this week. My mailbox has been...
Dear violists, Thanks again for the additional pointers. Hmm, figure 8 knot? I think I have some idea what that could be. Checking with a horn player is a bit...
viola@...
Mar 3, 2007 6:07 am
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God, how shocking that article was...(at least how truthful it was in my case) Actually, if we think it this way, violists and cellists are obviously playing...
Check out this new website at http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/page8.htm It's terrific! The violists in the Absolute Zero Viola Quartet are all members of...
Michael Kimber
kimbermichael@...
Mar 3, 2007 4:30 pm
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... The violins sit, and are too busy practicing to engage in extra-curricular activities. The basses stand on their feet. ;0) Ginger ...
ViolaGin@...
Mar 3, 2007 6:35 pm
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Greetings, I put on my CVS Newsletter Editor hat this time of year and remind you that our deadline is the end of March. This is an extension (from March 15)...
Dear List, I am searching for some music and haven't yet had any luck via the internet. I thought I would write and see if anyone can help. I need music for...
Back in the early 1960's when I was in college at the U of Wisconsin, the Violist of the Pro Arte Quartet, Richard Blum and the flute professor, Robert Cole...
I forwarded Ann's message on to Swedish violist Henrik Frendin, http://www.frendin.com/ He sent back the link below to the Swedish Music Information Centre. ...
Do you find there are regional differences with respect to the tempos taken in classical music? I find that people from either US coast, particularly from New...
OK, I am in the process of commissioning a viola bow (YAY!) and I've been giving thought to designs on the frog and what would be cool, unique, or slightly...
Are there issues with tortoiseshell and travelling abroad in terms of customs? Just a thought ..... Beate ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Ok, its not exactly swedish, but does anyone know if Ole Bull wrote anything for viola? ... Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating"...
I'm one of those weird animal activists that advocate the use of animals however possible! (I actually spent a good deal of time looking for tortoise shell...
The bow that you're describing is exactly the bow that I had built two years ago. I LOVE it. I have a Parisian eye instead of some kinda of carving but the...
... May not be the same, but David Daniels ("Orchestral Music," 4th edition) lists one piece by Atterberg: Suite pastorale in modo antico, op. 34, 3 solo...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Mar 4, 2007 7:58 pm
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The Swedish publisher of Lars-Erik Larsson is http://www.gehrmans.se/ Where you can buy the Concertino You can off course also go to a public library and...
on 3/4/07 9:38 AM, solobratsche at solobratsche@... wrote: OK, I am in the process of commissioning a viola bow (YAY!) and I've been giving thought to ...
Eric Chapman
chapmanviolins@...
Mar 5, 2007 1:21 am
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... Uh - no. The differences are not regional, but individual. If you were to work with different groups in New York City, for instance, you would find quite ...
Cigarnose@...
Mar 5, 2007 1:35 am
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... No doubt, that too (individual differences), but how many gigs have you played in Arkansas? :-)...
<<No doubt, that too (individual differences), but how many gigs have you played in Arkansas? :-)>> No, thanks. They play way too slowly there for my taste. ...
Cigarnose@...
Mar 5, 2007 1:51 am
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Tempi and such, in Arkansas as well as NYC, London, DC, and Atlanta depend on the ideas of the conductor. Though, it can be said that some old school...
Actually, I don't think I've ever played any concerts in Arkansas..but what about Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisianna -- what bicoastals refer to as the...