Klarinet Archive - Posting 000083.txt from 2009/10

From: Simon Aldrich <simonaldrich@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] Tangos
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:38:43 -0400

> Does anyone know of Tango arrangements for Clarinet, Cello, and =20
> Violin?
> Maybe piano also.

Deborah - What I have a done for chamber music concerts is use =20
arrangements of Piazzolla pieces for vln, vcl and piano and transcribe =20=

the vcl part for clarinet.
If you are close to a library with, for example, the Jos=E9 Bragato vln/=20=

vcl/pno arrangements of Piazzolla pieces, you can transcribe the cello =20=

part and the others can read the normal parts.
In my experience the scoring and blend is better if the cl plays the =20
cello part. If you there were no violinist you could transcribe the =20
violin part and play it with vcl and pno but I have found this to be =20
less idiomatic and convincing than when the cl takes the vcl part.
I often play Bragato's arrangement of Oblivion (for vln/vcl/pno), =20
playing the cello part (changing octaves where appropriate) and this =20
particular arrangement works wonderfully for vln/cl/pno.
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Simon Aldrich

Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Artistic Director - Jeffery Summer Concerts
Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne

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