| | marcel mule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | Mule was born on June 24,1901, just 74 years after the death of Beethoven, 63 years after the birth of the invention of the saxophone, and 32 years after the death of Hector Berlioz, the first and principal supporter of Adolphe Sax and his new instrument. |
 | | Mule left his soprano at Josse's apartment in between rehearsals, and at the rehearsal I attended he tried out reeds as the quartet played and complained mildly about how hard it was to find a good one (Where have you heard that one before?), while I continued to marvel at how wonderful he sounded. |
 | | Mule's warm geniality and friendly smile were always an encouraging part of working with him and as I think of him now, they vividly recall his always heartening kindness and encouragement, just as his recordings and the memory of his playing recall his wonderful abilities as a master musician and teacher. |
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