Klarinet Archive - Posting 000273.txt from 2005/03

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] The Beatles for Clarinet
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:28:07 -0500

On 7 Mar, "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net> wrote:

> Wonderful news Sean. One piece of advice. Don't announce it as a quintet
> for clarinet and strings because you are making an assumption that everyone
> will know that you mean quintet for clarinet and string quartet. Some will
> presume that it is for clarinet and 9 banjos, or clarinet and six fiddles.
> I know that nobody needs guidance for the Mozart quintet for clarinet and
> strings, but yours will be a new piece. So be specific. Otherwise I will
> insiste on a version for clarinet and 63 string basses.

Reminds me -- Jim Galway once told me that, years ago, he did a tour of
Ireland with a group billed as "The Galway Flute Quartet". It was when he
was beginning to become famous, and the group consisted of him and three very
prestigious LSO string players.

It sold very well, and doubtless was very good and very well received --
except in Galway (a town in Ireland, in case you don't know), where of course
they thought it was just four local flute players -- so nobody turned up:-)

Tony
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