Klarinet Archive - Posting 000278.txt from 2006/04

From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] New pieces for basset-horn
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:58:39 -0400

One of the problems of basset horn devotees is the lack of post-Mozart
literature. The Mendelssohn pieces are great fun, but how do you fill a
concert? Thanks to Gary van Cott who introduced me to John Wilcox and
consequently Susanna Westmead of Rosewood Publications
(www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk). Rosewood publish a very interesting list
of chamber music editions, mostly involving clarinet, from second-rank but
worthwhile and little known composers. John has edited four 19th and 20th
century trios with bassoon or cello parts to substitute basset-horn and make
companion pieces to the Mendelssohn.

John came over to the UK recently and with Colin Touchin (of this list but
also a great pianist!) we test-drove and did final editing of them all. They
are delightful pieces, well worth playing, and work well on the basset horn.

RP21 Trio for cl., (vl.), vc. (vla/b-cl/.b-hn.) & pno.
Opus 23 Adolphe Blanc (1828-1885)

RP64 Trio in D minor for ob.(cl.,), bn.(vla./b.cl./b-hn.) & pno
Alexander Brent Smith (1888 1959)

RP74 Trio in D for cl. (vl.), hn. (bn./vla./vc./b.cl.) & pno.
Richard Walthew (1872-1951)

RP13 Serenade for cl.(vl.), vc. (vla./b.cl/b-hn.)
Opus 24 Emil Hartmann (1836 1898)

OK the basset horn is not in the original instrumentation, but they are
still the same works, which can make a very good concert on their own. The
clarinet parts are also very good. The standard of all of them is what I'd
call "advanced amateur". And we have just trebled the amount of music in the
world for basset horn/clarinet/piano trio!

Gary, do you handle Rosewood in the USA? I am enjoying my association with
them and will be doing some editing for them in the future, hopefully
helping to bring more obscure but worthwhile works into the light of day!

Keith Bowen

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