Klarinet Archive - Posting 000228.txt from 2009/02

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Pieces for woodwind quintet
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:18:09 -0500

I'm looking over the sheet music over at sheetmusicplus, and I found a
couple of pieces that interest me, but they have very little
information to go on (no reviews, and no "look inside!" options). I'm
wondering if anyone here has played them.

My woodwind quintet is all amateurs, and we play infrequently enough
that really hard music tends to just frustrate us. We play for fun.

Hovhaness' Wind Quintet. I love Hovhaness' music, but wasn't aware
that he'd written a piece for quintet. I don't believe I have a
recording of this, but I suspect I've got more Hovhaness CDs than just
about anyone on this list.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?cart=34433483967561592&item=999048&lc=recs:detail-vieweditems&cm_re=detail-_-viewedItems-_-link2

Schoenberg's Wind Quintet. I'm guessing this thing is probably atonal,
and ridiculously hard, but I could be wrong on both counts.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?item=4186&cart=34433483967561592&cm_re=289.1.4-_-Results+Item-_-See+More+Info

Arvo Part's Quintettino. I like Part's music, and this has a decent
chance of being fairly easy to play - I just wonder if it's any good.
For $12, I might take a chance on this one.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?item=994400&cart=34433483967561592&cm_re=289.1.4-_-Results+Item-_-Title

Stravinsky's Overture to Pulcinella. I'm a huge Stravinsky fan, but
I'll have to dig out my copy of Pulcinella to hear if it sounds
playable. Anyone tried it?
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?item=18454845&cart=34433483967561592&cm_re=289.1.4-_-Results+Item-_-Title

I'd be interested in hearing about anything else on that site that I
might be overlooking (by obscure composers, for example).

--
Curtis Bennett

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