Klarinet Archive - Posting 000355.txt from 1997/02

From: "Lisa K. Clayton" <clayton@-----.EDU>
Subj: Desportes clarinet quartets (was: clarinet talk?)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 12:49:57 -0500

> So... when are we going to start talking about the clarinet
>again?
>
>Ok,
>Has anyone played any of the clarinet quartets by Desportes besides the
>French Suite? There are at least six more in the Dorn catalog and I would
>appreciate some suggestions.

My French and my memory is rusty, so all I remember of the title is
"... du Village". It's a sketch of four characters in a village, quite a
nice piece. We also did the first movement on four bass clarinets(!) and
it worked very well.

If you want more info, I'll dig it out. Like I said, it's been awhile...