Klarinet Archive - Posting 000101.txt from 1996/06

From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Ives and the basset horn
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 11:06:46 -0400

Dan wrote:

>In preparing my July donation to the clarinet library at Univ. Md., I
>came across a work that I bought so long ago, it had a "Vote for
>Roosevelt" sticker on it, and I am not sure which Roosevelt it was.
>
>However, it was a work of Charles Ives called, "The Rainbow" for a
>small chamber ensemble and singer. One of the instruments called
>for was a basset horn and that must be why I bought it. Does anyone
>know anything about this work? I did not know that Ives ever wrote
>anything for basset horn, but the edition appears to be serious and
>who would rearrange anything by Ives in order to insert a basset
>horn part?

Dan,

I'm by no means an Ives scholar but haven't heard of a work for basset horn
written by Ives. I'm thinking it might be an arrangement of one of his 114
songs. I'm intrigued by this. If no one has any information, I'll have to
run over to the library. I've only a few books here on Ives/contemporary
music and they list, for example, "songs for voice."

Steve.

Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu