Klarinet Archive - Posting 000352.txt from 1997/10

From: "Lou Polcari" <polcari@-----.net>
Subj: Re: K. 622
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:09:14 -0400

>On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Lou Polcari wrote:
>> in clarinet performance from the University of Oregon's School of Music,
and
>> have studied over 45 grad hr. in music history.
>
>How is Wayne Bennet doing? Have you played for Bob Ponto yet?

I finnished the degree in sept of 96. So I have not seen Wayne in since
that time but I have talked with him and he seems to be doing fine. He
sometimes reads this list so you never know you might get a note from him.
I spent one term in the wind ensemble, all I remeber playing was Maskanka...
( and I dont want to go down that road.) but Bob is a good guy.

>Are you asking to provoke thoughts or are you hiding an opinion within the
>question? If it is the latter, I have a response.

Asking to provoke thoughts about the circumstances surronding the
compositions.

>Many composers have their works transcribed for other instruments, and
>many composers give permission for their works to be transcribed for other
>instruments or medium. For example, why would a violinist want to play
>the Beethoven Trio, Op. 11 which was originally intended for Clarinet,
>Piano and Cello when there are so many other wonderful trios out there for
>Violin, Piano and Cello? I believe they do because the piece is GREAT!
>Just because the composer added the optional part doesn't mean that it
>doesn't work well. I like the Beethoven Trio, Op 1, No. 1 for Violin,
>Cello and Piano....so much so that I transcribed it for clarinet, added
>some of the double stops into the cello part, and performed it on a
>recital a couple of years ago. I really enjoyed playing the piece....it
>is wonderful music. Frankly, there are a ton of other trios I could have
>chosen, but I really like THAT trio.....and I have always been jealous of
>violinists for having that piece to play. Along the same lines, many
>scholars have written that the K.622 is the best wind concerto that Mozart
>wrote. IF that were accepted by someone, it would stand to reason that
>they might want to play that piece on their instrument. Nothing wrong
>with that.

These are fine points and I have played the unaccompanied Cello sonatas of
Bach.

>Along the same thread but a different color thread, what about the works
>of Bach? I think if Bach had heard some of his organ works played by a
>wind band....(and all those instruments had been available to him then),
>he might have written for that medium. Why play Bach with a band when
>there is so much good original literature for the wind players? Why did
>Vaughann Williams transcribe his Folk Song Suite for Military Band for
>Full Orchestra? Same reasons.
>
>Roger Garrett
>
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