Klarinet Archive - Posting 000310.txt from 2002/10

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet, viola and fortepiano (was: String question)
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:27:06 -0400

Oliver Seely wrote:
> An earlier posting on this list pointed out that the name, which means
> "skittle alley", is a misnomer for this trio because it was another
> piece which was composed during a game of skittles, not this one, but
> you'll have to check the archives as to which it was. I think it was a
> quintet.
>
> Oliver
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> 'Kegelstatt' Trio nickname for trio by Mozart, 1756, for clarinet, viola
> and piano (a unique combination), K.498, the German nickname ('skittle
> alley') presumably referring to its place of composition. (from
> http://www.xrefer.com/entry/355243 )
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It the the viola trio, K. 498, that has borne the name "Kegelstatt"
(meaning skittle or bowling alley) and not some other work. One can
argue that the title is incorrect and should not apply to this work, but
one cannot argue that some other work bore that title. There is serious
scholarly question about the applicability of the title to such a
sophisticated piece, but nobody says that it was not the subtitle.

Dan Leeson

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