Klarinet Archive - Posting 000459.txt from 1996/10

From: Scott Harris <scotth@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Bass clarinet players
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 19:50:08 -0400

>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.

One piece that is a first-rate solo vehicle for the Bass Clarinet is
"Ballade" for Bass Clarinet and Piano by Eugene Bozza. It is written
specifically for the bass clarinet and not a transcription of something
written for another instrument. Good Luck.

Scott Harris
http://www.aros.net/~scotth//welcome.htm