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Felix Mendelssohn and the clarinet
Come back with me 40 years ago to the New England Conservatory Orchestra and my first time playing in the orchestra.Yes, at that time, I was attending classes and coming directly to orchestra from cla… more →
Sherman Friedland's Clarinet Corner
Felix Mendelssohn and the clarinet
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Sherman Friedland wrote 1 day ago: Come back with me 40 years ago to the New England Conservatory Orchestra and my first time playing i … more →
The "Balanced Tone" Selmer
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 week ago: Dear Mr. Friedland Thanks for reading this, I recently inherited a Selmer Paris BT clarinet serial L … more →
sound art films 2009 performed by Carte Blanche Ros Bandt and Brigid Burke
rosbandt wrote 1 week ago: Ros Bandt and Brigid Burke perform and launch their new sound art films 2009 … more →
The Orpheo 450, an economical package
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 week ago: For the past several months I had been hearing about this name, specifically with regard to a bass c … more →
A Selmer "Centered Tone", rediscovered
Sherman Friedland wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear Mr. Friedland: I have a Selmer Centered Tone clarinet I got when I was about 10, probably aroun … more →
Penzel Mueller, and George Lewis and Woody Herman
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Dear Mr. Friedland: My daughter has a pre-WW2 Penzel Muller DynaTone. It is in great condition now, … more →
The Mozart Requiem K. 626, soli passages for Basset Horns.
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: The Requiem was written as Mozart lay dying in 1791. Though his death is still somewhat of a mystery … more →
Mozart,The Twelve Original Duets, K 487, Basset Horn
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Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Dear Sherman Friedland— There is a set of Mozart Duets (six total) published by International Music, … more →
A New C Clarinet. Which reed?
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Dear Sherman I’m a beginner. I’ve just bought a Ridenour Lyrique C clarinet. I’ve … more →
A Student requests an upgrade
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Hello Mr Friedland, I am an amateur clarinetist with a particular interest in Jazz. I have recently … more →
The Throat Bb, again, and again.
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Dear Mr. Friedland, Thank you very much for you rarticles and answers to questions! I have benefited … more →
My Full-Boehm Buffet
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Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: What!? You had a full-Boehm Buffet.?Yes indeed, I did. Here is the story and perhaps an excellent ar … more →
"I really lament the apparent demise"
Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Dear Mr. Friedland and all, I have read with great interest the many very justifiable criticisms of … more →
"If they are so bad, why are they so popular"
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Sherman Friedland wrote 1 month ago: Dear Mr. Friedland: I thoroughly enjoy reading your columns — they’re informative, enter … more →
Really Vintage Oehler Bass Clarinet
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Sherman Friedland wrote 2 months ago: Dear Mr. Friedland: Circa 1930, My husband (Maestro Theodore Gargiulo) purchased from a private indi … more →
Yamaha XT1 clarinet
Sherman Friedland wrote 2 months ago: Hello Mr. Friedland: You responded recently with info about the Yamaha xt-1 clarinet. Do you know a … more →
Determining worth of a vintage clarinet
Sherman Friedland wrote 2 months ago: Dear Mr. Friedland, My grandfather gave a clarinet to me for my 12th birthday in April, 1956. It is … more →
Buying Buffet, a walk in the forest.
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Sherman Friedland wrote 2 months ago: Dear Mr Friedland: Hi. I’m nineteen years old, and have been playing clarinet for several mont … more →
Ridenour Responds
Sherman Friedland wrote 2 months ago: Ridenour Responds SW wrote in to ask about the Ridenour clarinet, one which he favors buying. Howeve … more →
