“The instrument becomes a vehicle of expression to such an extent that it almost seems to cease to exist. Indeed until he can forget he has a clarinet in his hands, and actually sing the work with the medium of the clarinet as his voice, the clarinettist has not conquered the task of becoming a recitalist.”
Jack Brymer
Any comments, clarinet world??
Yes! Beautifully expressed. One might even substitute for the word “recitalist” the word “musician.”
You could say musician. As instrumentalists, we are always trying to emulate the ultimate instrument, the human voice.