Klarinet Archive - Posting 000963.txt from 1998/01

From: Edinger/Gilman <wde1@-----.com>
Subj: Adagio for clarinet choir
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 20:05:32 -0500

Roger Garrett wrote:

"There are many arrangments of Adagio for Strings by Barber for Clarinet
Choir, but none of them, to my knowlege, are by Barber himself. I am
quite certain the announcer made a mistake."

and Tom Labadorf wrote:

"E-gad!! I like the clarinet, but I can't imagine the shrill sound of a
bunch of clarinetist (including E-flat I would venture to guess)
shreaking during the climax! If Barber himself approved it, he must
have been experiencing a
week moment."

The announcer only said that the arrangement was approved by Barber
himself, not that he had anything to do with its writing. As for the
veracity of the statement, I won't venture a guess, but I would assume
there was a reason for making the specific point.

Actually, the first clarinet part dominated the other (3?) players, so
much so that I wasn't sure if they were all sopranos or perhaps one
bass. Might have been A's, bassetts, altos, or whatever - I was working
at the time and couldn't listen closely. But it didn't seem like there
was an Eb soprano present, and the first part seemed to be entirely
chalumeau and clarion, with no screechiness at all, even at the
"climax." As I said, very subtle and tasteful.

Bill E.

   
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