Klarinet Archive - Posting 000060.txt from 2001/08

From: Rhea Jacobs <rhea-j@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] I'm baaack!
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 09:40:17 -0400

On the other hand, there's music that's a lot more interesting to play than to
hear. A case in point: Persichetti's sixth symphony. I really enjoyed playing
it in high school, and I remember the principal alto clarinetist telling me
"You guys (i.e. soprano clarinets) always get interesting stuff to play, but I
have to respect Persichetti for writing an interesting alto clarinet part."

When I went to New York to college, I found in the school's library the
Eastman Wind Ensemble's recording of the work and almost literally ran to one
of the turntables to listen to it played RIGHT. I was shocked at how boring it
was to hear!

How many pieces of original writing for wind ensemble are interesting both to
the players and the audience?

Rhea Jacobs
rhea-j@-----.net

Jim Hobby wrote:

> Have you ever played "La Fiesta Mexicana"? The bass clar part has a page
> and a half of, I think, F1- E1, two counts each, 3/4 time, over and over.
> Uncountable. Luckily the Bb clars have a very obvious change two beats
> before the end of the section, so you don't wind up completely lost --
> unless you went to sleep. <g>
>
> Jim Hobby
>

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