Klarinet Archive - Posting 000724.txt from 2002/05

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] A horse of a different colour
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 18:51:13 -0400

On Mon, 27 May 2002 11:27:22 -0700, kevinfay@-----.com said:

> Tony Pay posted:
>
> > We're shortly going to play a contemporary arrangement for wind
> > band (BTW, when you read the expression, 'contemporary arrangement',
> > what do you think is meant?) of Beethoven's seventh symphony.
>
> Tony - a few questions on this:
>
> -- Who is "we"? I am an ardent fan of "wind bands"; is this a
> harmonie or a "contempory" wind ensemble?

It's the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; so period instruments,
in the rather large Fountain Court at Somerset House London, on July 2.
We'll be lightly amplified so as to be able to compete with the seagulls
and aeroplanes, and champagne is served;-)

> -- Who did the arrangement? Is it commercially available?

It's Edition Compusic, Amsterdam. The arranger isn't definitively
known, although as Dan Leeson said, Wenzel Sedlak is suspected. We've
also done the Fidelio transcription, which *is* by Sedlak.

Just to answer one of Dan's remarks; he said:

> It's loud and noisy throughout.

...which I hope depends at least a little bit on how we choose to play
it:-)

> -- Are the C clarinets you will be using period instruments?
> Reproductions?

Mine's an original period instrument: maker Proff (à Tours) 6 keys, the
'extra' one being a C#/G#. I think Jane Booth will be playing a copy of
a Grenser, which has a not-needing-to-be-half-holed low B, very useful
for playing 2nd clarinet parts.

I'm at present entering the C clarinet parts into Sibelius, because the
editor helpfully provided only parts transposed for Bb clarinet. (I
could transpose on the fly without too much difficulty, but somehow it
seems more *honourable* to produce proper parts. When I've done it,
anyone here who wants is welcome to a pair of C clarinet parts;-)

> I am unlikely to come to hte concert -- I live a *very* ling way away
> -- but would gladly purchase a recording of it. Does your group plan
> to release a recording of this?

That's kind of you. I don't think we have plans to do that, though.

Tony
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