Klarinet Archive - Posting 000732.txt from 1998/03

From: peter.stoll@-----.ca
Subj: Re: Bass clarinets in A
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 23:17:31 -0500

Yes, quite a lot of it; about 1/2 the bass clarinet part in the first 3
acts, and most of the last act. The bass usually changes with the
clarinets from Bb to A and vice versa.

Dan Leeson wrote a great article on the purchase of his A bass clarinet in
a past "Clarinet" magazine, pointing out that you can take some of the
harder solo licks (I think he cited "On the Trail") and play them on the
A, making them a bit easier up a 1/2 step (which assertion was vigourously
poo-poohed by the bass clarinetist of the Baltimore Sym., I think).

Did I read that Michael Rusinek won the principal job in Philadelphia?
Grew up listening to him; amazing player, total confidence with any
piece, no matter how difficult (ie.Nielsen Concerto). If so, that's
the second Canadian wind player to win a major 1st job in the last while;
horn player James Sommerville is joining Boston next year.

Peter Stoll
Instructor, Univ.of Toronto

On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, J. Blake Arrington wrote:

> I can't remember for sure, but I think some of La Boheme is written
> for bass in A.
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> J. Blake Arrington
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