Klarinet Archive - Posting 000538.txt from 1997/07

From: "Donald Walkner" <dwalkner@-----.com>
Subj: Re: re:bass clarinet stuff
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 00:07:07 -0400

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> From: Donald Walkner <dwalkner@-----.com>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: re:bass clarinet stuff
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 1997 11:00 PM
>
> I have been playing the bass clarinet for five years. I started out on
> Rico Royals, too. They started to wear out quickly and I switched to
> LaVoz. My band teacher wanted me to use Vandorens, but I didn't like
them.
> Now that I'm a senior in high school and have played in various
ensembles
> and I like them a lot. I currently use Vandoren 2 1/2. Sonata in A is a
> bass clarinet solo with piano accompiment right? If so, you won't find
any
> recordings. Unfortunately there aren't many recordings of bass clarinet
> solos since it isn't a very common instrument. It is finally gaining
> popularity, and hopefully in the near future we'll be able to find more
> recordings of it. Have you ever tried listening to the Grand Canyon
Suite
> by Grofe'? The movement entitled On The Trail has a couple bass
clarinet
> solos in it. Also I had the chance to play Torch Dances (???) by James
> Barnes that had a neat bass clarinet cadenza in it.
>
> Amy