Klarinet Archive - Posting 000126.txt from 2011/08

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet quintets
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:55:58 -0400

Shea said that the last movement of the Hindemith is cool. It certainly is,
and it will be very familiar as you play it because it is identical for all
five instruments to first movement, but played backwards. That's a tour de
force in composition.

Dan Leeson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Osborn" <feanor33@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:50 AM
Subject: [kl] Subject: clarinet quintets

> The Bliss is a masterpiece. I like the Hindemith very much - it's an
> early work (later revised, and you can play either edition) that is
> very difficult for the strings. The central movement is a large
> scherzo for Eb clarinet. The fourth movement is simple but very cool!
> There is also the Reicha, Weber, Francaix, Isang Yun (two), Dan
> Welcher wrote a great one!, Zwillich is only ok IMO, Golijov is
> Excellent, three charming Heinrich Baermann Quintets and a quartet
> (not as good), Kokai and Marteu (not familiar with these last two much).
>
> I also wrote TWO quintets, one based on Beatles songs - you can hear
> and see them at my website http://www.osbornmusic.com/workslist.html
>
> Additionally, you can give a violinist a rest and do the following
> Quartets:
> Mozart - 3 different ones
> Crussel - 3 also - VERY good
> Penderecki
> Hoffmeister
> Krommer
> Stamitz
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean Osborn
> www.osbornmusic.com
>
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