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From: Nightingale <singer@yorku.ca>
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Subject: Re: Wagner's Ring Operas
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John W. Kennedy wrote:
> *.* wrote:
>
>> Nightingale wrote:
>>
>>> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nightingale wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nightingale wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bob wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Which group(s) are appropriate to discuss Wagner's Ring Operas?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> try rec.music.opera or humanities.music.composers.wagner.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, don't try rec.music.opera -- they're a batch of wack-jobs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not all of us, Peter! Nightingale is also a member of that group
>>>>>> (as am I).
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No I'm not - I sometimes reply to cross-posted threads, but I don't
>>>>> actually read rec.music.opera.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pity! If you weed out the flame wars, there's still a lot there to
>>>> interest you.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not an opera fan.
>>>
>>
>> No, just a bass clarinet fan - how low can you go?
>
>
> Mainline manufacturers make contra-alto clarinets in Eb and contrabass
> clarinets in Bb, and octo-contra-alto clarinets in Eb and
> octo-contrabass clarinets in Bb have been made, the latter sounding in
> the range of a 32' organ stop.
>
>
http://www.contrabass.com/pages/octobass.html
I'm curious what it sounded like, but have never found a recording.
--
Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions
To all musicians, appear and inspire:
Translated Daughter, come down and startle
Composing mortals with immortal fire.
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