Klarinet Archive - Posting 000164.txt from 1996/06

From: Don Gross <DGross1226@-----.COM>
Subj: Polonaise from Mignon w/Band Accompaniment
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 00:06:31 -0400

As a budding 7th grade clarinet player in 1951 attending a combined
junior-senior high school, I heard the solo clarinet player in our high
school concert band perform the Polonaise from Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
which was one of those experiences that newbie clarinet players treasure for
a lifetime . While I found the Carl Fisher edition with piano accompaniment,
he played it with a full band. I've tried without much success to locate the
band arrangement and parts. Are the parts still available, or do you suppose
our high school music director (who was also a superb clarinettist) had to
arrange it himself. Thanks in advance!

Don Gross
La Canada, CA