Klarinet Archive - Posting 000165.txt from 2008/03

From: "Keith Bowen" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] RE: Leopold and Wolfgang
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:15:51 -0400


>Speaking of which, does anyone have any experience with the Orchestra
Musician's Library? They sell CD-Roms that have the clarinet (or violin or
trumpet, etc.) parts for several works, that you can print out from your
computer. It seems to be more for study purposes than for actually using in
performance. The one I'm looking at (on Sheet Music Plus) has several of
Mozart's symphonies and opera overtures, as well as several pieces by Haydn.
I was wondering if anyone knows how accurate they are.

My pro-am orchestra uses it for much of its repertoire. The editions are
old, and in public domain. So it will vary, from pretty good (for editions
prepared when the autograph score was known) to terrible (as with the Gran
Partitta K361, where the old editions were made when the score was
unavailable for over a century). Our conductor goes through the parts with
an Urtext score (where one exists) and modifies them accordingly. We've just
done Schubert Unfinished, and it took him some hours of modifications
(mainly because there has been much understanding of the way Schubert wrote
accents/diminuendi since the early editions). It was a treat to perform the
corrected version. Anyway, for Mozart, you have the complete Neue Mozart
Ausgabe online for free, so if you are prepared to do the work, by which you
will also gain much understanding, it is a cheap solution. Mostly it is
articulation and phrasing that you need to check.

>Fred, the last time I priced a Groves, it was WAY out of my budget range.
(Close to $2,000, I think.) Must see if the library in Summersville has a
copy!

I use the online version, which is fine. I get it free because I am
registered on a university course, but you may be able to get reading or
database privileges at your local university or library, which may possibly
extend to home use.

Keith Bowen

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