Word: clarinet
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Brahms's last compositions, the Clarinet Quintet Op. 115, closed the program. This is one of the most melodic and well-constructed pieces of romantic chamber music. The assisting clarinetist, James Wood, was superb. His tone was sweet though not syrupy throughout the clarinet's large range from pianissimo to fortissimo, and he blended well with violinists Edward Filmanowitz and Ronald Hathaway. All the string players helped bring out the rich Brahms texture. It is unusual to have such a fine student quartet in the University...
...more constructive direction, Bill also had half a hanker to be a musician, and in his spare time picked up a fair proficiency on two instruments-clarinet and piano-and a real professional sheen on two others-drums and bones. At almost everything his timing and coordination were exceptional-though, curiously he could never learn to dance very well-and they showed to brilliant effect whenever he was on a stage. In the sixth grade he played Rip Van Winkle in the school play, and made a hit with all the mothers. He decided he might like...
...winning question: to identify the first example of "scat" singing (Heebie Jeebies), the recording group (Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five) and all the players (Armstrong on the cornet, Kid Ory on the trombone, Johnny Dodds on the clarinet, John St. Cyr on the banjo, Mrs. Armstrong at the piano...
...luxurious rectangular box that is the Waldorf-Astoria's Empire Room, a wellrounded, balding businessman in spectacles put a clarinet to his lips and once again became a famous living trademark. Behind him 13 instruments exploded in the old Goodman theme song Let's Dance, and the guests at the Empire Room's tables began to feel wonderful. A surprised young waiter nearly dropped the filet mignon Benny he was serving. "For this room-so loud!" he whispered...
Chavez conducted the big orchestra with broad-backed, muscular energy ("An orchestra is heavy on the wrists," he sighed, "like a man driving a huge span of horses attached to a heavy coach"). The music began with portentous thunder, answered by a piping call on the piccolo clarinet and a burbling of other woodwinds. Twice the movement plodded ponderously up harmonic mountains -and, triumphantly, gave glimpses of wide vistas on the other side. The second movement went along at a dashing, rustic gallop, while the third strutted with the bravado of a teen-ager unaware of being observed. Some...