Klarinet Archive - Posting 000622.txt from 1998/03

From: Mark Miller <mkmiller@-----.net>
Subj: Re: rephrase of quartet question
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:27:04 -0500

On 3/9/98 7:23 PM J. Michael Norsworthy wrote:

>In reading my earlier post and various responses, I now realize that I
>should have been much more specific. With that said, here's the
>rephrased question...
>
>Does anyone know of clarinet quartets or trios with the following:
>
>1) moderate to advanced difficulty rating
>2) written after 1950
>3) originally written for the combination, not transcriptions
>4) compositions of a more serious nature
>5) Any instrumentation (2 b-flats 2 bass, 3 b-flat 1 bass, etc...)
>(yes, instrumentation can include alto clarinet!!)
>
>Sorry about the ambiguity. I realize that the prior question was a bit
>too open ended to elicit the types of responses I'm hoping for. Once
>again, thanks in advance for all your help.
>
>Best regards,
>Michael Norsworthy
>mnorsworthy@-----.net
>
Ellen Taafe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet (1977)

This fits your item (3) above with a minor squint: Ms. Zwilich originally
wrote this for 4 trumpets, but has prepared a version for 4 clarinets (I
don't know which she prefers, but I played the piece in a concert for her
many years ago and she liked it...).

It's about 15 minutes long, and is published by Margun Music, clarinet
version is #MM48A.

Good luck.

Mark Miller
mkmiller@-----.net
www.tiac.net/users/mkmiller/