Klarinet Archive - Posting 000246.txt from 1994/11

From: Jim Freeman <collnjim@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Flute & clari duets - Joel Barbosa (et al.?)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 14:28:47 -0500

On Wed, 16 Nov 1994, Roger J. Shilcock wrote:

> I've tried the Jolivet, but my flute partner's rhythm collapsed.
> Roger Shilcock
>

If you're feeling bold, you might want to try Carter's Esprit Rude/Esprit
Doux. It's HARD, but very very cool. It's short enough that audiences
tend to like it (in SF, anyway). Don't rush into it ... I checked my
calender after the first time I played it and figured out that the flutist
(you'll need a very good one) & I spent 20 minutes PER BAR rehearsing the
thing. Even if you never end up performing it, after working on it for a
while, it might make you revise your conception of difficult.

Jim Freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)