Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 2001/12

From: Bear Woodson <bearwoodson@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Nielsen Clarinet Concerto
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:02:00 -0500

Hello, Klarinet List.

I just love the Nielsen Clarinet Concerto. Talk about
a work with gorgeous "Bent Tonal" Harmonies! It has
been about 25 years since I looked at his Clarinet Con-
certo, or any of his symphonic scores. Did Nielsen use
Key Signatures? I just don't remember.

The late works of Wagner, Strauß and Mahler use
Key Signatures, but the music is so chromatic that it
has the effect of changing keys, sometimes as often as
every few beats (at least in some spots in late Wagner).
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) goes a few steps beyond
them, as he should, but due to all the chromaticism,
many composers in those days stopped using Key
Signatures, and would just use chromatics in front of
the notes. I do. Does anyone know if Nielsen used
Key Signature?

Bear Woodson
Composer, Tucson, Arizona, USA
"Bear Woodson" <BearWoodson@-----.Com>
"Bear Woodson" <BearWoodson@-----.Com>

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