Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 2010/04

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Thomas: Hamlet as an opera Alto Sax
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:13:12 -0400

Clinton Nieweg took my inquiry about the use of the alto sax in opera to he=
art. He contacted the Met and then sent me the following email. Perhaps so=
meone might like to post this on a saxophone list to see if it is the first=
use of the saxophone in opera.

Dan Leeson
----- Original Message ----- =

Dan,

Reply from the Met Library:

[Ambroise] Thomas: Hamlet as an opera Alto Sax

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22 measures of alto sax solo in the 2nd act - 4/4, allegro moderato.

Parts published by Heugel. =

Rented from Heugel agent Robert King.

The work was premiered at the Paris Op=E9ra on 9 March 1868.

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No idea if this is the earliest use of Alto Sax in an opera. =

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Clinton F. Nieweg
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