Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 2006/09

From: Sean Osborn <feanor33@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Requim for the Bassett Horn
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:55:04 -0400

.....ah, if only.

(not really a fan of the BH).

Yes, I played principal Bassett Horn on that show.
Perhaps you being a Mozart scholar can address a theory I have about that
piece.....

I think they were originally clarinet parts. They don't go anywhere near
the bottom of the clarinet range, to say nothing of the bottom of the
bassett horn range. My theory is that Stadler, upon his buddy Mozart's
death decided that he wanted to play the parts on BH, and had them
transposed. They were then published that way, and here we are. My theory
is probably not correct, and you can point out why I'm sure!

Thanks for the info.

Sean

>Sean, did you play in the orchestra when the Seattle Symphony
>chorus arranged the whole Rolling Requiem that resulted in 150 or
>so performances of the Mozart Requiem on one day, Sept. 11, 2002
>in commemoration of the event of one year earler? And if the
>answer is yes, did you play clarinet or basset horn?

www.osbornmusic.com

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