Klarinet Archive - Posting 000114.txt from 2008/04

From: "K S" <krsmav@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Woodwind Quintets
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:07:01 -0400

The International Double Reed Society has scores and parts for a bunch
of classical quintets -- 9 by Danzi, 3 by Cambini and 24 by Reicha.
You have to be a member to download them, but I can do it and make
them available.

The Danzis are good to really good music. You need a fair amount of
technical facility, but they're well within reach.

The Cambinis are not quite as good music, but a bit easier and worth doing.

The Reichas are good to excellent music. They were written for a
particular group. The earlier quintets were written while the
clarinetist was still learning to play, so the clarinet parts are
fairly simple. In the later ones, the clarinet parts match the
others. A number of them are for C clarinet, so work on your
transposition. Most of them are enormously long. Modern editions are
heavily cut. There are places that call for some heavy-duty fast-note
playing, though, of course, nothing on the level of, say, Francaix,
let alone Schoenberg.

Ken Shaw

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