Thursday, January 12, 2006
i've never particularly liked the clarinet until i heard messiaen's quartet for the end of time today. that clarinet solo in the third movement Abime Des Oiseaux is just stunning- i have never imagined so many different effects and texture coming from that instrument..resembling birdsongs. so rich in expression, so much life. actually constructs a sense time and space...cool. so THAT is what a clarinet can do!
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The clarinet is one of my favorite instruments too. Shigeru Umebayashi uses them really well in his scores. I used to be really big on classical music, but I don't think I ever heard that. Maybe I'll look it up.
I like clarinet's low lying sounds. Heh Esther plays clarinet. I probably start noticing it coz of her. She'd point out which sound's made by the clarinet when I'm totally lost in an orchestral piece ^^
jeremy, messiaen is an early 20th cent composer, around the time of stravinsky... he's modern.
zhu, i knew esther plays it. haha... since rj...yah, i never liked it at that time... i've always liked the oboe better. but i just don't like wind and brass in general.
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