Klarinet Archive - Posting 000657.txt from 1997/12

From: "J. Shouryu Nohe" <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Concerto for Bass?? This MUST be good!!
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 14:33:04 -0500

> I do too Roger (that's weird writing my own name).....Ian Krouse's
> Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra makes extensive use of the
> extreme registers of the bass clarinet.....but I don't think
> the CA Clarinet sounds good at all in the altissimo....even with a vented
> first finger left hand key.

Ex-SQUEEEEEEZE ME? Did I hear "Concerto for BASS Clarinet??" Is my heart
pumping at an abnormally fast rate at this moment? Can it be that someone
was cool enough to write this before me? (Cheh, as if _I_ had any
composing talent! ^_^ )

Fill me in, Prof! Date of composition, history, publisher, availability,
range, the whole watermelon!

(If it's harder to play than the Von Weber Concertino for clarinet on
bass, then I've GOTTA give this a shot!!!)

Shouryu