Klarinet Archive - Posting 001290.txt from 1997/10

From: Jean-Marc Bonard <jean-marc.bonard@-----.ch>
Subj: Re: Clarinet ensemble and vocal ensemble
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 01:51:08 -0500

>Gary VanCott=NHIN
>10/27/97 06:47 PM
>Tomorrow night I am playing Mozart's "Luci Care, Luci Belle" in a clarinet
>trio (two Bb plus bass clarinet) with a chorus. Some quick web research
>revealed that this is an arrangement of K. 346, Notturno `Luci care, luci
>belle' for 3 Voices with 3 Basset Horns. It's very nice (of course).
>
>I searched sneezy for other works for clarinet ensemble (trios and
>quartets) and chorus and found very little. Are there other works out
>there that anyone can recommend?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gary Van Cott
>Las Vegas, NV

Actually, from what I recall Mozart wrote six of these Notturni for three=
basset-horns and 3 voices (soprano, alto, bass). All of them are=
recommandable (of course...), although they are not Quintett- or=
Concerto-grade Mozart.

Jean-Marc Bonard
Lausanne, Switzerland