Klarinet Archive - Posting 000781.txt from 1998/10

From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tausch Duo - Tausch Family
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:14:02 -0400

Aimee E. Kratofil wrote:

>Thanks for the interest. They are nice pieces, for the clarinet and
>bassoon. The 3rd, which we played tonight, has a wonderful andante. I
>guess I will do some more research. There must be a Franz Tausch and a
>J. Tausch. Anyhow, if you are looking for clarinet bassoon pieces,
>check them out! (These say they are by J. Tausch.)

Mark Charette responded:

>>The New York Public Research Library and my Baker's make no mention of a
>>J.Tausch. Baker's mentions that Franz Wilhelm Tausch (1762-1817) studied
>>with his father, who was a member of the Mannheim Court Orchestra;
>>joined that orchestra when he was 8(!), and then went on to the Munich
>>Court Orchestra. He started a school for wind players there; 2 of the
>>students were Heinrich Baerman and Bernhard Crusell.

Pamela Weston in, "Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past" and "More Clarinet
Virtuosi of the Past", lists Franz Wilhelm Tausch essentially as mentioned
by Mark above, including being a junior member of the orchestra at the age
of eight. She also lists him as composer of three duos, Op. 21, for
clarinet and bassoon.

Friedrich Wilhelm Tausch (1790-1845), son of Franz Wilhelm, was also a
clarinetist, but not apparently a composer.

Jacob Tausch (?-1803) was the father of Franz Wilhelm and a violinist. His
father, also Jacob, was also a musician, but no mention is made of
compositions by either Jacob.

Joseph Tausch (1763-?) was the younger brother of Franz Wilhelm and also a
clarinetist, but with no mention of compositions.

This doesn't identify the "J. Tausch" mentioned by Aimee as a composer of
clarinet/bassoon duos, but I hope it is of some help.

Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)

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