Klarinet Archive - Posting 000315.txt from 2011/01

From: Tom Bassett <bassettt1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Concerto for 3 Clarinets
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:14:39 -0500


Thank-you Nancy. It's funny you mentioned the technical demand of the piece. I was actually nervous about that. When I thought of sharing the piece with this list I thought... "It sounds good enough to share but it's just so easy"
For some reason at this point in my life I am only capable of writing easy music aside from the most unusual piece I ever wrote at the request of a friend (duet for tuba and harp). It's definitely a skill to be able to write challenging music that is still good compositionally. I'm hoping to make the 5th movement just a little bit of a challenge. I will say that I'm a little bit dissapointed with my use of the 3 clarinets. My inspiration was a concerto I wrote about a year ago which was Concerto for 3 Oboes and in that one they interact much more and all of the parts are a little more of a challenge. I don't like the oboe too much so what I think I might do is lie and say that (since I dont think this one is as good) the current concerto is actually concerto no.1 for 3 clarinets then arrange the oboe one for clarinets and call it no.2 so it looks like I wrote the bad one first and then got better and wrote the 2nd one. hahahaha.

I'll also take this opportunity to tell you that also on my page there is a duet for clarinet and harpsichord, concertino for clarinet, concerto no.4 (only one movement is up the whole thing just ended up not working out), a trio for violin, clarinet, and horn, Concerto No.5 for clarinet (2 movements are up but they arent next to each other. mvt 1 is black background and green writing and movement 2 is blue background with yellow writing), and me playing an arrangement of Handel's oboe concerto no.3.

Thanks again for all the nice comments

Tom
> Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:17:54 -0500
> From: nebuckman@-----.com
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Subject: Re: [kl] Concerto for 3 Clarinets
>
> Tom,
>
> I love this thing! I've listened to all the movements that you have
> uploaded so far, and I think it is fabulous. It is what people who play
> purely for pleasure are looking for...something that is appealing to the
> ear, and not so difficult that it can't be put together for a performance.
> I am a nobody in the clarinet world (other than having a passion for
> clarinet), but I am just waiting for this to be finished so I can buy it.
> Keep us posted, please!
>
> Nancy
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