Klarinet Archive - Posting 000247.txt from 2009/02

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pieces for woodwind quintet
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:55:53 -0500

There is a short quintet by Stainer which you may not know. It isn't
too difficult and always seems to be well received, but I don't think
it is in print at present.
Martin
On 11 Feb 2009, at 19:18, Curtis Bennett wrote:

> 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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