Klarinet Archive - Posting 000535.txt from 1997/05

From: Ken Bryson <kbryson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Miklos Rozsa Sonatina opus 27
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 11:09:28 -0400

Just another brief comment of Fred's venture into Leesonism. It seems
that Ken is taking this personally, which I think is unfortunate. I
think that Fred is following the old adage that if you give a man a
fish, you feed him for a day; if you teach him HOW to fish, you feed him
for a lifetime. Ultimately, it is much more valuable and liberating to
know how to get information from standard sources than to have someone
spoon-feed information bit by bit as requested. Also, I think it is
important not to abuse the generosity and goodwill of the most
knowledgeable members of this list by pestering them for information
that is readily available from standard reference works. Thank you Fred
for naming a couple of them. I was aware of Groves, but Baker's is new
to me. I'll check it out.

Nancy

Fred Jacobowitz wrote:
>
> Elizabeth,
> I don't know how old you are but this reply is for all those
> college-age students who should finally learn to do some research other
> than "asking someone".
> It's not that more learned members of this list
> don't like to answer questions, but many have answers which are easily
> found, and which SHOULD be found by the questioner before asking the list.
> All music students should know that there are lots of musical research
> sources which are not difficult to find, especially in a decent college
> library. Groves Dictionary of Music is one. There is a 200-300 word
> article on Rozsa in it. Then there is Baker's Musical Biographies.
> Wonderful book. Also has an entry for Rozsa. Both of these are quite
> common, especially the Groves. When I performed the Sonatina, I did my
> homework and found these and other sources for biographical material.
> Luckily, I am in Baltimore, which has the Peabody Conservatory library.
> However, Groves is quite common, as is Baker's, so there is really no
> excuse for a motivated researcher not to find lots of info.
> That said, let me get off my soapbox and help you out. Sorry, but
> I am not about to type out the Groves article. I will tell you, tho, that
> Rozsa, was born in Hungary, in 1907 and is still, as far as I know, alive.
> He has made his living in Hollywood as a successful movie and TV composer.
> Some of his more well-known scores include music for the TV show
> "Dragnet" and the movies "Ben Hur" and "Spellbound". He has written for
> virtually all musical genres. Hope this helps and thanks for letting me
> try to pull a "Dan Leeson". ;)
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
> Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory
>
> On Sun, 18 May 1997, Elizabeth Leehey wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of the Miklos Rozsa Sonatina for unaccompanied clarinet? I will be performing it and would like to know a little about the composer - nationality, dates, other works, etc.
> >
> > Also, is there a recording of it?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Liz
> >