Klarinet Archive - Posting 000341.txt from 1995/07

From: David Niethamer <niethamer@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: British music for the clarinet
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 23:00:59 -0400

Clarke Fobes mentioned in a previous post:

> Elgar, Sir Edward.
>
> 7 unpublished movements for woodwind quintet

These were published at one time, by Belwin/Kalmus, I believe. They are a
wide assortment of pieces, from short pieces with fanciful titles ("The
Barnyard" is one), to named pieces ("Nancy") in the spirit of "Enigma
Variations", to full blown abstract sonata movements. All kinds of music.

The instrumentation is odd, though - not standard WW5tet. They are for 2
flutes, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. The flute and oboe parts work quite
nicely on violins, and since the intent of these pieces seems to have
been "hausmusik", I don't think that's too outrageous an arrangement.

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