Klarinet Archive - Posting 000310.txt from 1996/08

From: Josias Associates <josassoc@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Goodman classical commissions
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 19:53:18 -0400

Maureen,

Allen Buffington jogged my memory about your posting when he
mentioned Morton Gould's "Benny's Gig," an excellent composition, which I
have also played. I'm not sure whether Goodman actually commissioned the
Duos, because at least one of the duos was written as a birthday present.
But he certrainly inspired Gould to write them, which is good enough for me.

Gould's magnum opus for solo clarinet, however, was "Derivations
for Clarinet and Jazz Band," written for Goodman in 1955.

Like many other list members, I am aware of a number famous |[