Klarinet Archive - Posting 000000.txt from 2004/06

From: RichChPlay@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Music for Clarinet, Viola, and Cello
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 00:17:22 -0400

on 4/8/04 10:30 PM, Andy Raibeck wrote:

>I am looking for music for clarinet, viola, and cello (no other
accompaniment)
>that is audience-friendly and requires only traditional playing techniques.
>
>I've already checked the composition list at woodwind.org, and there are four
>pieces listed:
>
>Gordon Blinkerd - Trio
>Johann Fuchs - Trio
>Karel Husa - Evocations de Slovaquie
>Alois Polzelli - Trio
>
>Does anyone know anything about these or other pieces for this combination? I
>see that Luyben carries the Husa and Polzelli.

Karel Husa's "Evocations..." is a great piece. It runs about 15 minutes
for three movements in a Bartokian (??) kind of language. It uses only
traditional playing techniques, but it ain't easy! Whether it's "audience
friendly" will depend on the audience, and the quality of the performance.

Interesting story. Husa wrote "Evocations..." in 1951, and gave it to a
publisher, who sat on it and didn't actually publish it. In the 1960's
Husa got a commission for a piece for wind quintet and orchestra. He
"recycled" the music of "Evocations...". The Quintet version, Titled
"Serenade", was published by Leduc (IIRC). At that point, suddenly the
publisher who had "Evocations" decided that the time was right!

OOOPS!!

Both versions are good pieces, though I'm a little more partial to the
original.

If you decide to play it, have fun - great piece.

David

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

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