Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 1996/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <niethamer@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Woodwind Quintet Music Suggestion
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 21:57:15 -0500

Nate, you wrote:

>I was wondering if someone could suggest a good 5-7 minute piece
>to compliment a woodwind quintet concert featuring the Nielsen
>Quintet, op.43 and the Ibert "trois pieces breves". We're looking
>for something to contrast these two pieces, possibly something
>flashy or very different in style to open with. Any suggestions?

and I belatedly reply:

There are some wonderful pieces off the beaten track for wind quintet
published by International Opus, a small independent publisher of high
quality editions. The International Opus home page is:

http://users.aol.com/intlopus/woodwind.html

and there is a specific page for wind quintet at

http://users.aol.com/intlopus/woodwindquintet.html

Among the more unusual things to try are the Justinian Tamusuza (African
composer) quintet "Abaafa Luli" or one of Cuban clarinetist Paquito
D'Rivera's works for quintet, "Wapango" or "Aires Tropicales".

I hope this isn't too late to be helpful.

David Niethamer

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
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