Klarinet Archive - Posting 000117.txt from 2010/06

From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet Solo
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:02:31 -0400

This must be the Ken Shaw that played in the West Point Band. I am
the Bill Foss that was an arranger in the West Point Band and played
tenor sax in the first Golden Knights under Paul Charavelli.

Hi ! ! !

Bill Foss
U.S. Army Retired
USC Aiken, Retired Woodwind Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

On Jun 6, 2010, at 3:14 PM, K S wrote:

> In Grainger's Lincolnshire Posey, the third movement, Rufford Park
> Poachers, is a canon, originally written for piccolo and alto clarinet
> in octaves, followed two eighth notes later by oboe and bassoon in
> octaves. Grainger wrote an alternative for piccolo and Bb clarinet,
> followed by Eb clarinet and bass clarinet, and since few bands have
> solo alto clarinetists, it's usually done that way (even on the famous
> Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble recording). In the West Point Band, we
> tried it both ways, and everyone agreed it worked better with the alto
> clarinet.
>
> By the way, the lyrics to the songs Grainger used are at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_Posy
>
> Ken Shaw
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