Klarinet Archive - Posting 000324.txt from 2000/09

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Argento TBSUW (was: Spohr Aria)
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 22:10:27 -0400

on 9/9/00 6:08 PM, Benjamin Maas wrote:

>Why don't we add the Dominik Argento "To Be Sung Upon the Water" for voice
>Clarinet/bass clarinet and piano. I have done it with both male and female
>voices with great success.

I've done this with both soprano and tenor. Argento specifies the tenor
voice (not "high voice"), and I think it's because of the blend of
colors, especially between the bass clarinet and the tenor. It can be
done both ways, but IMHO the soprano is not nearly as satisfactory.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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