Klarinet Archive - Posting 000154.txt from 2001/09

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bass Clarinet Solo Literature
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 15:49:29 -0400

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anne Lenoir [mailto:AnneLenoir@-----.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 4:35 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Solo Literature
>
>
> When we were in New Orleans for ClarinetFest, Mark Nuccio played a
> gorgeous piece for unaccompanied clarinet by Kalman Opperman, and I was
> told by several people that it works marvelously as a bass clarinet
> solo. I can't remember the name of the piece, but it's probably the only
> one that Mr. Opperman wrote for clarinet alone. ANNIE
>

There are several solo clarinet pieces that work beautifully on bass. Try
the Wilson Osborne Rhapsody, the Abyss of the Birds (Messiaen actually
suggested this when asked to write a bass solo at one point), and the
Sutermeister Cappriccio.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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