Klarinet Archive - Posting 000498.txt from 1997/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: publisher problems
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 04:08:26 -0500

This reminds of the fairly recent republication of the Bax SOnata - the
clarinet part has clearly been reduced photographically from the original,
with the result there are quite difficult semiquavers at the bottom of one
page which aare almost undecipherable without peering closely at the
music like Mr Magoo (remember him?).
Roger Shilcock

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On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Michael Norsworthy wrote:

> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 13:37:21 -0500
> From: Michael Norsworthy <mnorsworthy@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: 'klarinet' <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: publisher problems
>
> Has anyone ever had problems getting good quality printed music from a
> publisher? I've recently been through HELL trying to get QUALITY printed music
> from Shawnee Press (the American distributors of Chester).
>
> I ordered Magnus Lindberg's "Quintet" for clarinet and strings from them to the
> tune of $120 US. They sent the music to me and what I got was less than
> satisfactory. A lot of the accidentals were blurred or unreadable (this piece
> moves very quickly mind you), it was printed on cheap paper, the parts were
> obviously formatted to facilitate page turns yet I got something copied single
> sided, and they were not bound but instead sent to me paper-clipped together.
> I called them and told them what I had been sent and they said they'd have new
> parts printed up at no charge and apoliogized for the mistake.
>
> Well.... I got the new parts today.... it was a cheap photocopy that was
> reduced in size so that not only were the accidentals not readable, a large
> portion of the notes were unreadable as well!! This is not printed
> music!!!!!!!!!!!!! (at least as I know it) I called them and AGAIN expressed my
> not being pleased and they said that all they could do was to give me a refund
> and have me send the parts back to them.
>
> This is a terrific piece of music that is a worthy addition to our repertoire
> and we can't even get decent stuff to play. I've played a lot from manuscript
> copies as well as handwritten originals and never have I seen something such as
> this, and this music was engraved!
>
> My question is.... what if anything can be done so that this doesn't happen to
> someone else and so that this piece gets the playings that it so rightfully
> deserves?
>
> Thanks for listening to me vent. That's all for now.
>
> Best regards,
> Michael Norsworthy
> mnorsworthy@-----.net
>