Klarinet Archive - Posting 000260.txt from 1994/03

From: James Langdell <James.Langdell@-----.COM>
Subj: John McCabe for clarinet
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 19:32:49 -0500

I received a message from Moritz Willers in Bern, Switzerland
(willers@-----. He's still looking for a source for a
clarinet duo composed by John McCabe.

No, I wasn't the person who mentioned it. Stephen Cranefield
(S.J.Cranefield@-----.NZ) was the one who mentioned the work
back on February 1 after I requested people's favorite duos:

> My favorites are definitely the Poulenc Sonata for two clarinets and
> the duet by John McCabe (this has about ten movements, including a
> raucous fortissimo opening movement, a bossa nova, a lovely slow
> movement, and various fast and furious passages that alternate between
> the two clarinets).

I've fished up the following information about other McCabe chamber
works involving clarinet. Anyone play these pieces?

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Author: McCabe, John, 1939-
Title: Dance-prelude, for oboe d'amore (or clarinet) and piano (1971).
[Sevenoaks, Kent] Novello [1973]
Description: score (8 p.) and part. 28 cm.

Notes: Cover title.
Duration: about 4 min.

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Author: McCabe, John, 1939-
Uniform title: Movements, clarinet, violin, violoncello, op. 29.
Title: Movements; for clarinet, violin and violoncello (1964/rev.
1966), op. 29. London, Novello [c1967]
Description: miniature score (22 p.) 23 cm. and parts. 28 cm.

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Author: McCabe, John, 1939-
Uniform title: Pieces, clarinet, piano, op. 26.
Title: Three pieces for clarinet and piano (1964), op. 26. London,
Novello [c1967]
Description: score (18 p.) and part. 28 cm.

Publisher No.: 19625 Novello
12 0135 02 Novello

Notes: Duration: ca. 8:30.
Contents: Nocturne.--Improvisation.--Fantasy.

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Author: McCabe, John, 1939-
Uniform title: Sonata, piano, clarinet, violoncello.
Title: Sonata, for clarinet, cello & piano (1969). Sevenoaks, Kent
Novello [1972]
Description: [score and 2 parts]

Subjects: Trios (Piano, clarinet, violoncello)

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--James Langdell jamesc@-----.com
Sun Microsystems Mountain View, Calif.