Klarinet Archive - Posting 000571.txt from 1995/04

From: niethamer@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: flute and clarinet duets
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 00:28:00 -0400

> On Wed, 26 Apr 1995 niethamer%URVAX.BITNET@-----.EDU wrote:
>
> > Missing from this list is the Elliott Carter "Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux",
> > one of the hardest pieces I've ever played.

On Fri, 28 Apr 1995, Jim Freeman wrote:
> >
> The Carter is a VERY cool (in my opinion) piece. Oddly enough, I've
> played it several times in front of audiences I thought wouldn't be too
> favorably disposed towards it, but it was surprisingly well-recieved. If
> you have the time (can you say "20 minutes of rehersal PER BAR"?), it's
> an effective piece.
>
> Jim Freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)
>
I played this piece with my wife, and we agreed that it wasn't *so* hard
to put together (we've been married for almost 24 years), but it *was* a
bear to learn the notes.

David Niethamer