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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:28:31 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] Great wall>Yup, I'm hoping to go, though I still need to sign up officially.
>I'm planning on playing bass sax, though if I have a flightworthy case by
>then, I may be crazy enough to bring the contrabass instead...A contrabass sax flight case boggles the mind: sounds as awkward as a
string bass flight coffin. But it would be *great* to have multiple
contrabasses there :-) Just imagine that low Db pealing forth from
the Wall and rolling out over the countryside...Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:58:03 -0400
From: Michael C Grogg
Subject: Re: [CB] Great wall> >I'm planning on playing bass sax, though if I have a flightworthy
> case bythen, I may be crazy enough to bring the contrabass instead...
>
> A contrabass sax flight case boggles the mind: sounds as awkward as
> a string bass flight coffin. But it would be *great* to have multiple
> contrabasses there :-) Just imagine that low Db pealing forth from
> the Wall and rolling out over the countryside...But if you bring a sleeping bag, think of how much you can save on hotel
rooms by just sleeping in the case? You can almost fit a family of four
in a string bass case.While I am here, anyone know of any contrabass activities in the
Barcelona Spain area, any museums, great music shops etc? I have had two
people senior to me backed out of going to a seminar there, and it looks
I am at the head of the line. Trip will be in November. Seminar is not
music related, but there is free time for junketing.MG
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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:23:15 -0700
From: David Richoux
Subject: Re: [CB] Great wall
Michael C Grogg wrote:
>
> While I am here, anyone know of any contrabass activities in the
> Barcelona Spain area, any museums, great music shops etc? I have had two
> people senior to me backed out of going to a seminar there, and it looks
> I am at the head of the line. Trip will be in November. Seminar is not
> music related, but there is free time for junketing.there is a very good musical instrument museum in "downtown" Barcelona a few
blocks from the Gaudi Apartment. ["Av. Diagonal, 373", open daily 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., Monday and Wednesday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Historical instruments,
partitures, and other reminds to great musicians. as a website says...
www.red2000.com/spain/barcelon/museum.html ] They have an interesting One
String bass and some nice old large brass and many early guitars. their full
catalogue is expensive and they don't speak much English.great food, great views. great architecture... and a lot of modern ideas for an
ancient city. have a great time!Dave Richoux
---------------------------------------------------------From: "Peter Schmid"
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:20:11 +0200
Subject: [CB] 1000 saxophones in ChinaDear Grant
I plan to go to this event in China too and sended an E-mail to the organisators (till now I didn't receive a reconfirmation...).
Perhaps I will not take with me the heavy saxophones (baritone or tubax).... but soprano or sopranino...I hope to meet you in China!
Yours
Peter
Peter A.Schmid
Im Lot 14
CH-8610 Uster
Tel. oo41-1-994 45 87
Fax 0041-1-910 58 89
www.paschart.ch
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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:15:55 -0400
From: "John Webster"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]I suppose the "correct" answer is " the one I am trying to sell you".
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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:50:15 -0700
From: Grant Green
Subject: Re: [CB] 1000 saxophones in China
>I plan to go to this event in China too and sended an E-mail to the
>organisators (till now I didn't receive a reconfirmation...).Hi Peter,
My experience is that you're most likely to get a response if you
sign up using the web form (see http://www.tourarts.com/great_wall/).
The form response goes to both Tour Arts and to the Nuclear Whales,
and Tour Arts wants to be sure that NW gets all the same information.
I managed to get TA on the phone, and they *still* wanted me to use
the web form to register (although once I broke down and filled out
the form [twice, for myself and my daughter], they did send an email
confirmation within 24 hours). If you want to register by telephone
or fax, your best bet is probably to claim that you don't have web
access.>Perhaps I will not take with me the heavy saxophones (baritone or
>tubax) .... but soprano or sopranino...I have this awful vision of 1,000 saxophones, with 700 of them being
nice portable sopranos. (What is the "smiley" for shuddering?) My
inclination is also to take just a sopranino, and slip it into my
carry-on luggage, but I think I'd rather *play* sarrusophone or bari
sax.>I hope to meet you in China!
Same here! I should be easy to find: I'll be trying to get as close
as possible to a contrabass sax ;-) (and possibly carrying an old
sarrusophone - they *do* tend to stand out in a crowd of saxes,
having the only overhead bell).Grant
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---------------------------------------------------------From: Louis Rugani
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:21:53 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [CB] Leblanc articleThe July 2001 Corporate Report Wisconsin magazine has an article
profiling the Leblanc company and its history. There's a mention of the
contrabass clarinets as well. Here's the link:http://www.wistrails.com/corp_rept.html
Regards....
Lou
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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 23:20:36 +0200
From: Drake Mabry
Subject: [CB] The Mummy ReturnsHi Grant,
About the CC contrabass sarrusophone in the Mummy returns. I attended the recording sessions for this film
while in LA last April. I was only there for the last day of recording (the last ten minutes of music for the
film) and didn't see the sarrusophone. There was however a contrabass clarinet and of course a contrabassoon. If
David Chatterton plays in the Royal Philharmonic perhaps some of the music was recorded in England. In any case
I'll send a message to my friend who played in the LA studio orchestra and see what he has to say.
It was nice to see a real live 115 piece orchestra playing for this film. Silvestri was very impressive
directing the orchestra and the recording session. The players as usual were astounding.Drake
List Server wrote:
> Just ran across a page while web surfing
> (http://www.internationalfilmmusicservices.com/ifms.playerofmonth1.htm
> ) which mentions that Eppelsheim (inventor of the tubax) has now made
> a CC contrabass sarrusophone, with redesigned fingerings. From the
> page, it appears that it may have been used for the soundtrack of
> "The Mummy Returns." Has anyone heard the soundtrack?
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