Klarinet Archive - Posting 001204.txt from 1998/05

From: "RJ Carpenter" <emerald1@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: BBb Contrabass solo piece
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 12:28:34 -0400

I am 99.9% sure that Schezro Fantastique is on the level-A list. As far
as difficulty goes; level A is fine, Ohio doesn't list double A's; I don't
know if any of the states do; but I'd like to try to avoid AAs. I'll take a
look at the list again Monday and tell you what is on it.
As for the remarks made by Mr.Stoll, I agree! (Were those remarks?);-)
I can say that IMHO, the contra's deserve alot more credit and pieces. Yes,
they're big; but not in the least are they cumbersome! I think they're as
or very close to as agile as the bass clarinet; and the sonority of thier
low notes is amazing.
Plus, if anybody has a straight Rosewood contraBASS; one of those
extremely rare Selmers, and is willing to part with it; please feel free to
e-mail me (Privately) and name a price.
Tristan Carpenter
Emerald1@-----.net

>
>Dear Tris, If you will give us an idea of what's on the state list that
you
>can choose from, that will help us make recommendations. However, I do
know
>of a real contra solo written by Alfred Reed that's part of a 5 mvt work
that
>he did. Each mvt features a different member of the clarinet family----Eb,
>Bb, alto, bass, and contra. It's called 5 Dances for 5 Clarinets. The
>publisher is Marks Music. The contra solo is called Afro. He wrote another
>solo for contra called Scherzo Fantastique, but it's not part of the suite.
>Probably you're going to end up doing a bass solo on contra--let us know
what
>difficulty level, or grade, and we can suggest some stuff. Hope this
helps!
>Elise Curran
>
>------------------------------
>

>Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 18:58:54 -0400
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: peter.stoll@-----.ca
>Subject: Re: [kl] BBb Contrabass Solo Piece?
>
>I was quite blown away 3 years ago when adjudicating a music festival to
>hear a great solo by a Grade 13 student on a brand-new Rosewood Selmer
>contralto; the piece was "Le Pionnier" by Lucien Cailliet, longtime
>educational director for Lelanc, I believe. Not sure of publisher; any
>ideas if this is still in print? Lovely slow, lyrical piece.
>
>Peter Stoll
>Instructor, Univ.of Toronto
>
>On Thu, 21 May 1998, RJ Carpenter wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm planning on taking a BBb contrabass clarinet solo to contest this
>> fall; does any body out there know a good piece. Prefferably one that
>> doesn't require low C and D. (I use straight contra.'s) If nobody can
>> think of one, then can anyone think of a good bass clarinet solo that I
>> could concievably play on contrabass clarinet.
>> Thanks,
>> Tristan Carpenter
>>
>>

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