Klarinet Archive - Posting 000809.txt from 2002/07

From: Lucienne <lucienne@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Part for Hindemith Bassoon Sonata
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:20:43 -0400

Ken,
that sounds fabulous! a lesson with Horak, lucky you. I thank everyone for
their imput, and do apologize for snapping at Richard Bush, long day, etc.
I dare to ask if you'd lend me that copy or send a fax my way?

Lucienne

At 08:30 PM 7/26/02 -0400, you wrote:

>Many years ago, at the Clarinet Congress in London, I took a bass clarinet
>lesson from Josef Horak, and he gave me a copy of his hand-written bass
>clarinet part for the Hindemith Bassoon Sonata. He told me it was
>note-for-note the same as the original, just in treble clef and up a step. I
>don't think it's ever been published.
>
>As Michael Bryant says, Hindemith gave him permission to play the sonata on
>bass, and Horak said that Hindemith actually preferred the music on bass, at
>least when Horak played it. (He's a remarkable player.)
>
>I recently found the part in a stack of old stuff. The lowest note is E, so
>you don't need a low-C instrument.
>
>Best regards.
>
>Ken Shaw
>
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