Klarinet Archive - Posting 000266.txt from 2002/09

From: MVinquist@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Re: bass clarinet
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:37:56 -0400

Since no one has mentioned it yet, the Schubert Arpeggione Sonata is
wonderful on bass clarinet. I have a Rubank (I think) edition for clarinet
edited by Bellison that's usable without alteration. The piece has no double
stops, it lies within the compass of a low-Eb instrument, and the
string-crossing arpeggiations are manageable.

You need to have a well controlled altissimo up to A and be comfortable with
a mostly clarion register tessitura, but this is glorious music -- too good
to miss.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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