Klarinet Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 2008/09

From: Jacob Lindsay <jacobmakesnoise@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mendelssohn concert pieces for clarinet and basset horn
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:51:19 -0400

Hi James,

Those are great pieces.

If you are unable to get a hold of a basset horn, keep in mind that there are arrangements of those pieces for 2 clarinets.

Jacob Lindsay
http://www.bayimproviser.com/jacoblindsay

--- On Sun, 9/14/08, James Risdon <jrisdon@-----.com> wrote:

> From: James Risdon <jrisdon@-----.com>
> Subject: [kl] Mendelssohn concert pieces for clarinet and basset horn
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 2:22 PM
> Hello listers,
>
> I'm new to this list and have read the recent threads
> with interest.
>
> With Mendelssohn's bi-centenary coming up, it has been
> suggested to me that
> I learn the concert pieces for clarinet and basset horn to
> play with a
> friend. I'm going to have them brailled and get
> learning, but I wondered if
> anyone can shed any light on why Mendelssohn wrote them and
> whether they
> were for the Behrmann brothers (sorry, not sure of the
> speling).
>
> I'm sadly not in possession of a basset horn, so also
> wondering if anyone in
> the UK could point me towards places where I might hire one
> and suggest what
> is a reasonable price.
>
> Thanks for any comments you have.
>
> Cheers, James
>
>
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