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Jan 1, 2008 9:12 am
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I'll jump on this bandwagon and admit that I love the sound of the tuba, all the way from its oom-pahs in a polka band to its lyrical upper register. Viola and...
Michael Kimber
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Jan 1, 2008 4:23 pm
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You would have Berg on your side. The violin concerto contains at one point the instruction "Tuba durchlassen". One would have thought they could fend for...
... Thank you for this, Beate. I had to smile. We actually did much the same thing at Indiana University back in the '70s. It's the Vivaldi Concerto in C...
John Howell
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Jan 1, 2008 7:21 pm
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... Hi, Scott, and your criticism is, of course, quite true. "No generalization is ever completely true, including this one!" In my own case, George Bornoff...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Jan 1, 2008 7:33 pm
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... To Scott: Yes, I played tuba in junior high, between studying flute and studying horn. Eventually my true band instrument became bass trombone, the best...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Jan 1, 2008 7:51 pm
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... Pratz (who was Jack Benny's ... As one can see from the following pastiche of his playing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZnenuopN7zo...
I premiered such a piece in the 1960s written by a composer named Robert Stewart who was then a faculty member at Washington-Lee University, and it turned out...
composer=Roger Hannay composer's daughter=Dawn Hannay,member of the esteemed NY Philharmonic's viola section Happy New Year, Ann Roggen ... From: Bernard...
Hello Everyone and Happy New Year! Speaking of doubling, viola is the fourth instrument I learned to play. I started on piano and presently accompany whenever...
In a message dated 1/2/2008 10:55:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Mary Jane writes: Speaking of doubling, viola is the fourth instrument I learned to play. I ...
... Hmmm. You might want to start with P.D.Q. Bach's Sonata for Viola 4-hands. John -- John R. Howell Virginia Tech Department of Music College of Liberal...
John Howell
John.Howell@...
Jan 2, 2008 6:34 pm
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... Or Ravel's concerto for viola left hand. john h [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I tried playing viola and organ at the same time. It could be a good effect; imagine one of the nice Vivaldi cello sonatas (violafied) accompanied on organ ...
As a guilt-ridden, 13th-generation New England WASP, I sometimes wonder why I'm engaging in such shameless unapologetic frivolities as playing the viola, much ...
oye como va on my viola http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTnnw5-e1b4 ... ¡Capacidad ilimitada de almacenamiento en tu correo! No te preocupes más por el...
Dear List, Below is an e-mail message from my former teacher, Mr. Alan de Veritch, forwarded with his permission. Best wishes for the new year, Allan M. Lee ...
An open letter to William Lach, a senior editor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of a book for children about musical instruments, Can You Hear It?...
Michael Kimber
kimbermichael@...
Jan 6, 2008 2:45 am
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In a message dated 1/5/2008 9:45:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kimbermichael@... writes: For after all, to most people -- even many very well-educated...
Greyfeeld@...
Jan 6, 2008 3:35 am
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Dear Michael, Thank you for sharing your excellent and respectful letter to the Met. And Happy New Year, everyone! Ginger ... From: Michael Kimber...
ViolaGin@...
Jan 6, 2008 3:43 am
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Michael, It just goes to show that ignorance is not the sole province of the uneducated masses. It is alive and well throughout the community. I cannot ...
Dear Jose, Bravo! Thanks for the entertaining dose of Santana. The sun has yet to appear here in Nebraska, but thanks to you, I am ready. Rock on! Sincerely,...
... Regrettably, it is not the case that someone writing about X, from a position of implied authority, is knowledgeable about X; a look at any British...
I am in the process of commissioning a new viola d'amore, a 7/7 flat back, inspired by (not copy of) a 1723 instrument by Benedict Wagner in the Instrument ...
viola@...
Jan 6, 2008 9:29 pm
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I have been playing considerable violin for the past three years since I started getting serious about strings. (started with cello, and have a wonderful...
Hi! I've never made a viola d'amore but I've made many many violas. Yes, you are right about too deep ribs, they may render the sound unfocused, but there are...
Dear Alistair, I think you are very optimistic to think the book will be corrected. Â I'm afraid the second part of your sentence is the norm here, too, and...
ViolaGin@...
Jan 6, 2008 10:58 pm
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Dear Michael, I can well understand your frustration caused by Mr. Lach. Yes, historically, the viola has always been the poor relation, going back to the...
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