Klarinet Archive - Posting 000343.txt from 1996/08

From: Everett Austin <austine@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Rossini Quartets.
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 02:20:04 -0400

I believe the arrangements of the Rossini mentioned below were made by
Friedrich Berr, a clarinetist fo German origin who played at the Theatre
Italien in Paris in the early 19th cent. These are fun to play, though
dull for most horn players.

Everett Austin

On Sun, 11 Aug 1996 niethamer@-----.EDU
wrote:

>
> There are six quartets for fl/cl/hn/bsn, arranged from the music of the
> string symphonies of Rossini. Does anyone know if Rossini did this
> transcription? They're fun to play.
>
> David Niethamer
>