Klarinet Archive - Posting 000911.txt from 1997/07

From: "Craig E. G. Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Children's Music
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 15:17:32 -0400

How about the third movement of Poulenc's Sonata? It caught my eyes the
first time I heard it because it's fast, exciting, and only 3 and a hald
minutes, so you would probably keep the attention of the audience for
the whole piece.

In general, I would recommend a collection of smaller pieces rather than
really long ones (over 6 minutes). Not too long ago, when I was in
Elementary school, we had a fabulous chamber ensemble play, but they
played stuff like Mozart and Brahms. This is great music, but it may
not command the attention of 6-11 year olds.

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