Klarinet Archive - Posting 000598.txt from 1997/02

From: Franck Laloe <Franck.Laloe@-----.FR>
Subj: Re: unknown composers
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 13:55:14 -0500

At 13:46 13/02/97 -0330, you wrote:
>Franck - I'm just guessing here but could "Stamezi" be a mis-spelling of
>Stamitz?
>
>> I am interested in finding unknown clarinet pieces of the 18th century and
>> editing them with the software "Finale". I have already edited several
>> pieces of this period. I recently found a little "treasure", 5 pieces for
>> clarinet and strings. The composers (or copyist? sometimes old hand written
>> copies are signed with the name of the copyist and do not necessarily
>> mention the composer) are Bottesini (this one is known in music
>> dictionaries), Stamezi, Michel et Vogel, Fuchs, and Weibel. Does any member
>> of the list know about these names? Thanks for any information.
>> Franck
Thanks for this reply. It is a good idea. You are right that the spelling of
names on old manuscripts is often fluctuating. The name Rolla for instace is
spelled Rola on the manuscript of his basset horn concerto (of which I have
a copy). Gopfert is sometimes written Gopfart, etc.. But in the present
case, I do not think that this explanation is likely to be correct. As you
surely know, there are several Stamitz, at least two (father and son), but
the style of their music is very close to the Mannheim school. The music I
have at home (I am now in my lab) is much more in an italian style. I will
check again tonight if your suggestion looks palusible.
Thanks once more Franck
Franck Laloe, labo de physique de l'ENS, 24 rue Lhomond, F75005 Paris (France)
tel 33 (1) 47 07 54 13, fax 45 35 00 76 -- laloe at physique.ens.fr