The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #102673   Message #2083876
Posted By: GUEST,Paul Burke
22-Jun-07 - 07:12 AM
Thread Name: Clarinets
Subject: RE: Clarinets
I agree with that Jack, but not everyone does. Here's what one writer thought. Given the drift upwards of tunings since then, their "Triumph over difficulty, free sigh of relief utered when hurdles are surmounted; echo of a soul which has fiercely struggled and finally conquered" becomes "Everything rustic, idyllic and lyrical, every calm and satisfied passion, every tender gratitude for true friendship and faithful love,--in a word every gentle and peaceful emotion of the heart".