Klarinet Archive - Posting 000687.txt from 2004/01
From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net> Subj: Re: [kl] Tarantelle Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:19:52 -0500
Tony Pay wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:14:58 -0800, leeson0@-----.net said:
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>>Don Yungkurth wrote:
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>>>This may not be strictly "chamber", but a great work for flute, clarinet
>>>and piano is "Tarantelle", Op. 6, by Saint-Saens. There is an orchestral
>>>version, so I assume the trio is a reduction. It uses the "A" clarinet.
>>>
>>>Don Yungkurth
>>
>>Bravo to you Don, for suggesting this. It is such a delightful and
>>merry piece, though it works far less well with piano, as you said.
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>
> A remarkable fact about this piece -- or rather, about Saint-Saens -- is that
> the Tarantelle antedates the Sonata for clarinet and piano by 70 years:-)
>
> Tony
Ah!! Youth and beauty wins every time.
Dan
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