Klarinet Archive - Posting 000230.txt from 1997/07

From: Floyd Williams <F.Williams@-----.au>
Subj: Re: I'm back with a question...
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 20:13:22 -0400

Neil Leupold wrote:
>
> On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Gary Young wrote:
>
> > Ken--
> >
> > For clarinet with piano, you might consider Elliot Carter's Pastoral
> > (Merion Music) (a beautiful early Carter piece with lots of 5/8), the
> > Bernstein and Copland Sonatas, and Cowell's Six Casual Developments.
>
> Copland wrote a clarinet sonata?

Neil, the Copland clarinet sonata is a transcription by the composer of
his 1940s violin sonata. It is somewhat reminiscent of Appalachian
Spring and is very tiring to play in the context of a recital. It is
published by Boosey and Hawkes.
--
Floyd Williams
Queensland Conservatorium-Griffith University
Conference: http://www.gu.edu.au/acsc