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More Clarinet Quotes

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• Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function. — Victor Borge
• It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get… — Victor Borge
• The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument. There's no such thing… — Jack Brymer
• No birdcall is the musical equal of a clarinet blown with panache. — Edward Hoagland
• Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than… — Gerry Mulligan
• I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear.… — Pete Fountain
• Ted Lewis could make the clarinet talk. What it said was put me back in the case! — Eddie Condon
• I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call… — Lee Konitz
• One nice thing about my momma is, she never gets on you for what you are not doing. I mean,… — Bruce Brooks
• That's the clarinet I used to use... but it's just a piece of wood, you know, with holes in it… — Artie Shaw
• It is possible to enjoy the Mozart concerto without being able to play the clarinet. In fact, you can learn… — Richard Dawkins
• I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how… — Samantha Barks

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