Klarinet Archive - Posting 000320.txt from 1997/06

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: Mozart's Concert Manuscript
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 14:14:50 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.70
> Subj: RE: Mozart's Concert Manuscript

> Greetings,
>
> In regards to the fragment manuscript of the basset horn sketch of the
> Concerto by Mozart (known as K. 621b), it was my understanding that it was
> in a library in Winterthur, Switzerland and not in Salzburg. If anyone
> knows, I would appreciate being corrected. BTW, has anyone actually seen
> it or touched it? Does one have to get special permission? Just curious.
>
> Best regards,
> Keith Koons

I sent a long response to Keith addressing this subject the bottom line
of which is that I held that autograph in my hands. I ask Keith if he
has saved my note to him to please post it on the list.

Thanks.

>
> Keith Koons, Associate Professor of Music
> University of Central Florida
> P.O. Box 161354, Orlando, FL 32816-1354
> Office (407) 823-5116 Fax (407) 823-3378
> http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfmusic
>
> International Clarinet Association:
> Chair, Research Presentation Committee
> Project Director, Clarinet Anthology
> http://www.clarinet.org
>
> On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:
>
> > > From: MX%"klarinet@-----.96
> > > Subj: Mozart's Concert Manuscript
> >
> > A copy of this fragmentary autograph material is found in the appendix
> > of the Barenreiter edition of K. 622.
> >
> > But because it is fragmentary and for basset horn (sorry Fernando,
> > there is confusion - the work that we are both referring to is
> > for basset horn NOT for basset clarinet) does not mean that the
> > material is unimportant.
> >
> > What got lost (or sold or misplaced or whatever) was the concerto
> > for the basset clarinet which, today, in mostly played on the
> > clarinet. There is no autograph material for this work.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi all!
> > > I don't know if you remember, but, several month ago, when I came in
> > > to the list, I told you that I saw the manuscript of the Mozart Concert.
> > > Several of you asked me about that, telling me that the manuscrip
> > > was lost.
> > > So, today I speaked with Mr. Wolfgang Meyer(Sabine Mayer's
> > > brother)and he clear it to me. He is teaching here on Rio de Janeiro University.
> > > I Salzbourg, on the Mozart Museun, realy have the original of the
> > > Mozart's Concert(Basset Clarinet version, not basset-horn). But only the
> > > 200th first bars.
> > > So, I am shure that all of you can see the manuscript, like me, if
> > > you go there!!
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Fernando Silveira
> > > Principal Clarinet - National Symphony - Brazil
> > > Chamber Music Professor - Rio de Janeiro Federal University
> > >
> > =======================================
> > Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
> > Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
> > leeson@-----.edu
> > =======================================
> >
>
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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
leeson@-----.edu
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