Klarinet Archive - Posting 000344.txt from 2002/12

From: Sean Osborn <feanor33@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Mezzo soprano pieces
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:25:20 -0500

I'm not familiar with those pieces for Mezzo and Clarinet. The Cooke is
great, but probably too high. Don't forget "Parto, parto" from La Clemenza
di Tito by Mozart.

Sean Osborn

>Hi! Is anyone familiar with any of the following pieces, all of which
>involve clarinet and mezzo-soprano voice? I would appreciate having
>your opinions about any of them.
>
>Amy: d'un Desastre Obscur
>Lohberg: Ausgewahlte Lieder
>Reif: Encounters
>Rimsky-Korsakov: Song of the Shepherd Lell
>Wanamaker: Mid-winter Waking
>
>I am looking for chamber music suitable for a mezzo soprano or alto
>voice, no higher than the fifth line F on the treble clef. (We already
>have the songs by Spohr and Lachner.) Would Cooke's Three Songs of
>Innocence be in the mezzo range?
>
>Thank you for your help. ---Richard Sankovich

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