Klarinet Archive - Posting 001099.txt from 2003/03

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] "C" clarinet - Dan Leeson take note
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:58:55 -0500

Walter, I am very grateful for your generous thoughts. But the Bizet
symphony is a peculiar case. He was 17 when he wrote and had no idea
how to transpose things, so he wrote for EVERYTHING in C. I've seen the
original manuscript. Trumpets in C, horns in C, clarinets in C.

While he may very well have wanted the instruments in C, it is, as I
said, a peculiar case. Though it is a lovely symphony.

Dan

GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
> On the May concert for the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, we have scheduled the Bizet "Symphonie in C Major".
>
> Last Sunday, the librarian passed out the clarinet parts, giving me two parts, one in Bb, the other(and I would guess the original) in "C".
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> So, tomorrow I'm taking my new "C" clarinet to an orchestra rehearsal for the first time.
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> What about the rest of you? Has anyone tackled the Bizet lately, using a "C" clarinet? What were the reactions of the conductor and the other members of the woodwind section?
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> Dan - I'm doing this for you, so please take notice!
>
> Walter
> www.clarinetxpress.com
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