Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 2010/06

From: BarDu@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet in Concert band?
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:42:31 -0400

Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posey has an important alto clarinet part

In a message dated 6/6/2010 12:33:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dnleeson@-----.net writes:

Bill Foss commented on the use of the alto clarinet in concert band. He
expressed disappointment that so few works have important alto clarinet
parts.

Percy Grainger wrote some very special alto clarinet parts in his original
compositions for wind band, not the folk song arrangements. I always
found
them (in the few times that I played these rare works) to be remarkable
compositions for winds. I can;'t remember the names of the two works I
have
in mind but I think that one of them was for 23 winds.

Does anyone remember the names of the works I have in mind?

Dan Leeson

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Foss" <billfoss47@-----.net>
To: "The Klarinet Mailing List" <klarinet@-----.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet in Concert band?

> My experience is that Concert Band Alto Clarinet parts mostly
> duplicate the Alto Sax or 3rd Clarinet parts with little arranger time/
> brain power being utilized to use the instrument for its own
> (?)values(?).
>
> I am sure there are other works that have important Alto Clarinet
> parts, but the only one I can think of is the transcription of Elgar's
> Enigma Variations.
>
> Bill Foss
> U.S. Army Retired
> USC Aiken, Retired Woodwind Professor
> Director of Bands, Aiken Prep
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 5, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Robert MacMillan wrote:
>
>> I understand that alto clarinets are more useful in a small group
>> than in a concert band, because they generally duplicate the alto
>> sax parts on concert band charts.
>>
>> Opinions please.
>>
>> Rob
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