Klarinet Archive - Posting 000029.txt from 1996/10

From: "Lorne G. Buick" <lgbuick@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Yamaha Clarinets and "Lines"
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 10:13:32 -0400

>
> 2) For my Junior recital, I will be playing "Lines" by Harry Freedman. The
> solo has three movements and is unaccompanied. All I have is a biographical
> sketch of Freedman, and I know it took a while to find a US publisher who
> had a copy on hand (Freedman is Canadian, and seems to be well known in Canada
> for a variety of compostions. *Does anyone have any information as to the
> meaning behind the title, or the piece itself?* ANY insight would be great
> at this point--style ideas, interpretations, but I am really curious as to why
> the piece is called "Lines."

Hi Vicki-

I thought I would be able to find some really useful stuff for you at the
Canadian Music Centre's website, <http://www.culturenet.ca/cmc/> but they
don't have info on composers as far as I could tell. (They do have a search
engine that will find music and recordings by composer, instrument, or
whatever, and you can borrow or buy music from them.)

I also found the League of Canadian Composers at
<http://www.epas.utoronto.ca:8080/~composer>, but they have info _for_
composers, not _about_ them. You can email the LCC at:
<composer@-----.ca>, maybe someone there has what you're looking
for.

Lori Freedman (Harry's daughter) is a clarinettist (fantastic bass player)
and would obviously know all about Lines, but I don't know where she is at
the moment. Last I knew she lived in Vancouver, the Union could probably
give you her address and/or phone - (604) 737-1110.

Another really good person to contact would be James Campbell - he's
Canadian, knows Freedman, has played Lines (and lots of other Canadian
music), teaches at IU (Indiana University, Bloomington), and is a really
nice person. You could contact him through IU, or email me privately for
his address/phone.
>
> THANKS!

Good luck, have fun, etc...

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