Klarinet Archive - Posting 000321.txt from 1996/12

From: "Elizabeth R. Goeke 99" <goeke@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Clarinet duets--sacred music?
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 11:00:17 -0500

Kathy,

> A friend of mine and I have been asked to play at a church. Does anyone
> have any suggestions as to clarinet duets, with or without accompaniment,
> that would work in a church setting?
>
Most stuff you will have to arrange yourself, but I've found that
'Rock of Ages', 'I danced in the Morning', most Christmas carols, and
several other hymns have either been written for clarinet, flute, or
saxophene. If there is no piano accompaniment for the latter two, you can
play them straight, otherwise transposing is required. The great majority
of the songs will be in children's 'how to play the clarinet/flute/saxophone'
books, so look there first. Oh, trumpet music works too (and is in the
right key!). I can try and find my arrangement I did of 'I danced in
the Morning' several years ago, but I think its been buried. I'll look.
elizabeth

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Elizabeth Goeke
Middlebury College
Box 2804
Middlebury, VT 05753
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