Klarinet Archive - Posting 000333.txt from 1995/07

From: jay eric niepoetter <niep@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Impressionist Works for Winds
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 17:21:49 -0400

Vincent D'Indy -- Sarabande et Menuet, op. 24

Albert Roussel -- Divertessement, op. 6

Alexandre Tansman -- The Witches Dance

Jean Francaix -- L'Heure du berger (minus the bassoon)

Saint- Saens -- Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs (minus bassoon and horn)

Milhaud -- Sonate, op. 47 (minus bassoon and horn)

Poulenc -- Sextour

WW Quintets
Francaix, Ibert,

Sounds so fun! Good luck in Dallas!

On Sat, 29 Jul 1995, George E. Landis wrote:

> I need your suggestions, please!
> The chamber group I'm a member of (basically a woodwind quintet and a
> pianist) has been retained to play a concert at the Dallas Museum of Art in
> conjunction with the museum featuring the Reves Collection of primarily
> impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, sculpture and decorative arts
> pieces. Some of the artists included in the collection include Monet, Degas,
> van Gogh, Serrat, Lautrec, and many others.
> We have some ideas for programming for this performance, and our pianist is
> in Iowa City now going through the Voxman archive at the University of Iowa
> Library, which is purported to contain many no longer published impressionist
> works for various combinations of wind instruments. Without divulging what
> we're considering (which might color what you all might suggest), do any of
> the members of the Klarinet list have any ideas for appropriate works for any
> combination of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano? We could also
> come up with additional players, if there was a particularly great piece, but
> we'd prefer to stay with our core group.
> Any level of difficulty is fine.
> Thanks for your help.
>