[Dixielandjazz] New Musical Taste

Bryan Livett Bryan Livett" <livett@rogers.com
Mon, 2 Sep 2002 13:07:21 -0400


And of course "Watermelon Man"!

Bryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard@hotmail.com>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] New Musical Taste


> Hello all,
>
> Charle Hooks posting about the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra set me searching
> the internet . . . check out:
>
> http://www.gemueseorchester.org/kommentare_e.htm
>
> It seems a natural that there be a "Vienna Sausage Orchestra" but that
would
> be just silly.
>
> Anyway, I noticed that they can play stuff from the Radetzky March to jazz
> (which I somehow doubt is OKOM).
>
> If they were to perform some trad stuff they might consider the following:
>
>     Cherry
>     Yes, We Have No Bananas
>     Clarinet Marmelade
>     Cornet Chop Suey
>
> Any other helpful suggestions for this new adventure in music?
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill "Kitchen Man" Gunter
> jazzboard@hotmail.com
>
>
> >From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7@attbi.com>
> >To: "G. William Oakley" <gwilliamoakley@earthlink.net>,"Charlie Hooks"
> ><charliehooks@earthlink.net>,"DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] New Musical Taste
> >Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 09:43:14 -0500
> >
> >PRICELESS!!
> >Thanks...
> >B. Romans
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: G. William Oakley <gwilliamoakley@earthlink.net>
> >To: Charlie Hooks <charliehooks@earthlink.net>; DJML
> ><dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> >Date: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:30 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] New Musical Taste
> >
> >
> > >Herr Meinharter was heard to say to his conductor, "I've got a leek in
my
> > >violin."
> > >To which the maestro replied, "Go ahead, it's your violin."
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Charlie Hooks" <charliehooks@earthlink.net>
> > >To: "DJML Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> > >Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 10:00 AM
> > >Subject: [Dixielandjazz] New Musical Taste
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> A new Viennese ensemble has been playing on instruments made from
> > >> vegetables.
> > >>
> > >> The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra can play everything from the Radetzky
> >March
> > >> to jazz on their carved-out carrots, aubergines and pumpkins.
> > >>
> > >> They came up with the idea after studying the sounds of vegetables
> >being
> > >> chopped.
> > >>
> > >> Jorg Piringer, the lead musician, plays a "gurkophone" horn which is
> >made
> > >> from a hollowed cucumber, a green pepper and a carrot reed.
> > >>
> > >> Fresh vegetables are used at each performance and afterwards a cook
> >makes
> > >a
> > >> big pot of soup or stew for the musicians and audience to eat.
> > >>
> > >> "We have to buy new vegetables before each rehearsal and performance
as
> > >the
> > >> sound needs to be fresh. It takes a few hours to make the
instruments,"
> > >said
> > >> Nikolaus Gansterer, another player.
> > >>
> > >> Matthias Meinharter, who invented and plays the leek violin, said:
> >"When
> >I
> > >> was young I was told not to play with my food. Now we're playing with
> > >food,
> > >> but we still eat it afterwards."
> > >>
> > >> The ensemble uses between 10 and 20 players, depending on the venue
and
> > >> composer, and its performances have received mixed reviews.
> > >>
> > >> "Needs more salt," sniffed one Viennese critic.
> > >>
> > >> --Charlie
> > >>
> > >>
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