Klarinet Archive - Posting 000027.txt from 2002/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet solo by African-American Composer
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:54:13 -0500

on 12/1/2002 2:31 PM, Aimee Cheers wrote:

>I will be playing on a program during Black History Month. It has been
>requested that I present a piece by an African-American composer. It's a
>Federation club so the American part is important.
>
>Any ideas? I'm not sure how to go about searching.....I'm open to those
>suggestions, too.

on 12/1/2002 3:04 PM, Gary Van Cott wrote:

>I have never played any of his music but you may want to look at William
>Grant Still. There is some listed here:
>
>http://www.internationalopus.com/clarinet.html
>
>He also wrote Folk Suite #4, for Flute, Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano. There
>is a woodwind quintet version on the international opus web site.

A search on Google should turn up William Grant Still Music, which is run
by his daughter, Judith Still. She will be very helpful in providing her
father's music.

Also, the International Opus stuff is quite good. I've played some of it.
Intl Opus also has pieces by other composers of African descent - check
out his catalog.

The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Quintet is a somewhat neglected gem. SCT was
born to an English mother and African Doctor from Sierra Leone. He does
have an American connection - he traveled several time in his short life
to the US to conduct various black choral societies that were prevalent
in the US at that time.

David Baker's music is fun, but hard. The Sonata is jazz inspired, and
needs a lot of practice to get the notes. Great piece though - worth the
effort IMHO. I just found a new recording by James Campbell (of IU).

Also, search for the composer Adolphus Hailstork, who teaches at Old
Dominion University in Virginia (US). I know he has a piece for clarinet
and piano from about 10 years ago. Another composer here in Virginia is
Harvey Stokes (Hampton U). He has several chamber works that include
clarinet.

HTH

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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