Klarinet Archive - Posting 000368.txt from 2006/04

From: Laurence Beckhardt <lbeckhardt@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] New pieces for basset-horn
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:02:26 -0400

Here's a link to an interesting website with some free
sheet music downloads of obscure composers. Included
is a Concertante for clarinet, horn and piano by
Soliva (?) based on Mozart themes (the MP3 clip is a
theme from Don Giovani). There's also a substitute
basset horn part for the horn. In addition, there are
a couple of partitas by Genser (early Harmonie?).

http://www.musicastorica.com

--- Laurence Beckhardt <lbeckhardt@-----.net> wrote:

> That's very interesting and worth possibly investing
> in.
>
> But I wonder: why go through the trouble of
> transcribing mediocre ("second rank") works first?
> Why not transcribe the cello or viola parts from
> some
> of the great trios with clarinet and piano, such as
> Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, even Bruch?
>
> thanks for the info.
>
> --- Keith <bowenk@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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