Klarinet Archive - Posting 000455.txt from 1996/10

From: "S.Rakhit" <shr2@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Bass clarinet players
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 12:19:50 -0400

At 11:19 AM 18/10/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I have no idea who would write here but clarinet players; anyway, I play
>the Bb and Eb Bass clarinet and I love it. I'm a graduating senior and am
>looking for a solo piece, but I don't know any other bass clarinet
>players. Well, I ha e to take that back. I do know other bass clarinet
>players - -the one that go to my school but they don't like playing it
>and no reason to be in the band anyway.Hopefully someone will read this
>and let me know of a good pieece to tryout on this thing. I think that
>I'll have to play a clarinet piece also but
>I really don't know what to do when it comes to music and auditions for
>college, you see, I live in inner city Houston and there aren't much
>funds alotted to the music department. I hope someone writes me soon,
>it's my first e-mail.
>
>Hey there!
I don't play any bass clarinet but I can recommend some good Bb
clarinet concertpieces and music to audition with. I've been auditioned for
more than 40 groups and played in tons of orchestras including the National
Orchestra and the Eastern. The standard repertoire( in my opinion) for Bb
clarinet would be Weber's Concertino, Weber's 1st or 2nd Concerto, Mozart's
Clarinet Concerto in A, Rabaud's Solo de Concours, and the Hindemith Sonata.
I've auditioned on these pieces and had a lot of success with them. If you
want I can mail you a catalog of just clarinet music. Send me your
address. This catalog is great! it has everything. As for Bass clarinet ,
I don't know what to tell you, I do however have this incredibly hard duet
for clarinet and Bass clarinet by Mendelssohn that you may be interested in.
Its a great bass clarinet part. E-mail me at
shr2@-----.edu
Simone Rakhit