Klarinet Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 2006/09

From: "Bill Foss" <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] American Pieces
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:28:54 -0400

Sean,

1st - WONDERFUL performance !

2nd - from what I just heard, I think it is better than the Nielson

3rd - is there a piano reduction available

4th - where do I purchase Gnarly Buttons

Bill Foss
US Army Retired
USC Aiken, Clarinet Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

----- Original Message -----
From: <feanor33@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:39 PM
Subject: [kl] American Pieces

Posting seems to be difficult while I'm on my laptop at a festival, but
I'll try again:

Joze,

I cannot recommend John Adams's "Gnarly Buttons" highly enough. It is, I
feel, the greatest clarinet concerto since the Nielsen (and btw, I love the
Copland). It's for string quintet (or orchestra), English Horn, Bassoon,
Trombone, Guitar/Mandolin/Banjo, Piano, and Synthesiser (sp?). It's about
25 minutes long. You can listen to a recent performance I gave at
http://www.osbornmusic.com/recordings.html

See you in April!

Sean

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