Klarinet Archive - Posting 000682.txt from 1999/12

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Modern Difficult Music
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:12:50 -0500

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:03:20 -0800 (PST), hoover_3@-----.com said:

> Thank you David, yes, I am in College, I have played most of the
> pieces you have suggested, actually...I think all of them, but thank
> you.

OK, how about:

Alexander Goehr,

Paraphrase on the Dramatic Madrigal 'Il Combattimento di Tancredi e
Clorinda' by Claudio Monteverdi, for solo clarinet in Bb.

(Schott & Co.)

I always enjoyed playing this piece, which was written to be played by
Alan Hacker on the set of the Monteverdi madrigal in the Edinburgh
Festival, after a performance of same by the Music Theatre Ensemble,
directed by Goehr.

There are quite a lot of interesting discoveries to be made by an
assiduous student of this piece. It's also interesting to get to know
the Monteverdi if you don't already: obviously this is almost essential
to do the work justice.

I'd be willing to give you some pointers if you get stuck:-)

BTW, I don't think the tagline my software has thrown up is particularly
apposite in this case.

Tony
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