Klarinet Archive - Posting 000008.txt from 1994/06

From: "Robert S. Spring" <ierss@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Clarinet and wind ensemble
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 1994 16:16:34 -0400

Etler is very, very, difficult! There is a great recording that Shifrin
did while he was working at the University of Michigan done on the U of M
label. I do not know if it is still available, but it is terrific.

>Christopher Zello (en444@-----.edu) asked
>about a piece for clarinet and wind ensemble, which
>he thought might be "Scherzo" by Phil Cardew. Yes,
>there is such a piece (at least I've come across it
>for piano and clarinet). Boosey & Hawkes has published
>other music by Cardew, so they might be the source
>for this piece in whatever versions.
>
>There's a concerto by Alvin Etler for clarinet with
>an ensemble of 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 double basses,
>and 3 percussion players. It's published by Associated
>Music Publishers (AMP). I've not heard this work by
>Etler, but other pieces of his I've played have been
>fine.
>
>--James Langdell jamesc@-----.com
> Sun Microsystems Mountain View, Calif.

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