Doublereed Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 2003/02

From: gbur <gbur@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Humphrey Searle
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:16:49 -0500

Herb,

If you're the Curtis Alumnus who was inquiring about
the Searle Quintet through the Curtis Library, I'm the
one who gave them the full title, opus number, and
instrumentation.

I'm not sure how to get a copy of the piece now; it is
probably still rental only. The copy I own says "Stainer &
Bell" but also has "Joseph Williams" as a publisher.
The score is a photocopied holograph, four
movements, mot of which are marked "attaca" to the
next movement. The theme for the variations is the
sinuous, chromatic melody assoctiated with the Queen
of Shemakha in Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Zoloty
Pyetushok (The Golden Cockerl). I've never performed
it, but it looks like a neat piece.

Guy - the piece you mentioned was commercially
published (I've got a copy of that with score and parts),
and is out of print, but there may still be copies in older
music stores.

As ever,

Bruce Gbur

>===== Original Message From Guy Mallery
<wa2msu@-----.com> ====
>Herb,
>
> Another lead (on the quintet)...Waterhouse's old
>bibliography gives a manuscript source of Joseph
>Williams, who the firm of Stainer & Bell bought
>out, but still maintains archives. I would
>suspect that while perhaps not in print, contacting
>the "Hire" department might find someone looking
>for this kind of special project.
>
> Certainly, Good luck! and let us know what you
>find...
>
>Regards,
>Guy Mallery
>
>
>--- herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net> wrote:
>> Can anyone on this list help me locate the following:
>> Humphrey Searle Quintet op6 for bassoon and
strings.
>> Stainer and Bell don't know of it, yet it is listed as
their publication
>> when I looked for it at Faber Music.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Herb Fawcett
>
>
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