Klarinet Archive - Posting 000074.txt from 2007/09

From: "Kimberly Paternoster" <kim@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Neilsen Concerto Puzzelment
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:10:30 -0400

I was the only one within 3 years of graduating that played this piece on a
recital. I do not think it's as prevalent as a lot of people think. Cardillo
didn't want me playing it - I insisted.

kim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Van Cott [mailto:gary@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 2:48 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Neilsen Concerto Puzzelment
>
> Here is something that I don't understand. Perhaps some of
> the clarinet professors can explain it.
>
> I have been under the impression that the Neilsen Clarinet
> Concerto is one of the most important pieces in the clarinet
> repertoire. Based on that I would assume that nearly every
> clarinet performance major would study it.
>
> Now even if there are only 2000 performance majors out there
> (that would be less than 4 per professor) you would think
> that the US sales of this piece would be at least 500 a year.
> Yet Music Sales doesn't seem to sell enough to keep it in
> stock and every time I need it they have to order from Europe
> and it takes ages. Are people using library copies,
> photocopies, professor's copies?
>
> Any insight would be welcome.
>
> Gary
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