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Author: earl thomas
Date: 2000-03-09 04:46
I've looked at a lot of this wonderful website and cannot find a listing of Saint-Saens Tarantella for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, Op.6. I know it's published by Durand, Kalmus and International, but I'd just like to hear from someone who may have heard or played it. I heard the latter part of it on FM on the CBC about a week ago, and it sounded like lots of fun. I'd appreciate some input about this piece. Many thanks, Earl Thomas
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2000-03-09 18:03
earl thomas wrote:
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I've looked at a lot of this wonderful website and cannot find a listing of Saint-Saens Tarantella for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, Op.6. I know it's published by Durand, Kalmus and International, but I'd just like to hear from someone who may have heard or played it. I heard the latter part of it on FM on the CBC about a week ago, and it sounded like lots of fun. I'd appreciate some input about this piece. Many thanks, Earl Thomas
Earl -
The Saint-Saens Tarantella is a terrific piece, in a very French style, light as a feather. It starts out slow, but by the end it goes like the wind. Both you and the flutist need to be able to toss it off as if it were nothing, with a raised eyebrow and a little wink. If you can't make it sparkle like champagne, stay away. James Galway is great at this. Jean Pierre Rampal is even better. Heifetz made it a specialty.
By the way, it's for clarinet in A.
It's for having fun.
Ken Shaw
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Author: earl thomas
Date: 2000-03-09 23:44
Dear Ken: Thanks so much for the information. Can you tell me where I may be able to purchase this piece? Your reply will be deeply appreciated. Sincerely, Earl Thomas (webpage located in Sneezy.org under "Study/Teachers").
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-03-10 00:46
The Tarantelle, op. 6, has been published by at least Durand, International, and Fischer since editions by all 3 publishers are available via the ICA music library (<A HREF=http://www.clarinet.org><B>http://www.clarinet.org</B></A>)
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Author: earl thomas
Date: 2000-03-10 03:39
Thank you, Mark, for the publication information. I hope to have opportunity to play this great, fun-piece with a fine flutist in the near future. In Canada for only four years now, I've found it difficult to successfully order music. If you happen to know of a good Canadian source of music purchasing, please pass that information on to me when you have time. Thanks again for this wonderful web-site. It's really a boon to all of us! ET
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-03-10 11:59
Earl,
I don't know any places in Canada, but for music, my personal preferred order of obtaining it is:
1) Borrow from the ICA library (one of the best benefits of joining the ICA)
2) Try the sponsors of Sneezy
3) Use the sheetmusicplus box on the bottom of the page
4) Order locally if I can find the publisher
5) Call Luybens' Music
6) Call Jeanne'
Nos 2 & 3 are the "selfish" reasons (they help keep Sneezy going), No4 keeps my local music store ordering music, and Nos 5 & 6 are really good stores that specialize in all sorts of clarinet music. Any of the above will ship to Canada.
Maybe Peter Spriggs knows of some good Canadian stores. Peter?
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Author: Mario
Date: 2000-03-10 14:00
The best, and most dynamic, classical sheet music store in Canada is Archambault Music in Montreal. They can get me just about anything. They have a wide in-house stock and are pro-active in dealing with publishers all over the world.
If you go to Montreal, this is a must stop. Located at the Berry subway station, Archambault Music sells instruments, CD (thousands and thousands of classical and jazz CD - lots of clarinets), a comprehensive bookstores on all kinds of things (especially music) and has the vasted in-house collection of classical sheet music that I have seen in my many travels around the world.
I have musician friends from Germany and the UK who systematically stop at Archambault every time they come over because they have not been able to find such a concentration of music-related stuff in their own country.
Archambault is also on short walk away from Twigg Music and Arduini Music, two fine providers of professional-level music instruments. It is a short subway ride from Pascal Veraquin, probably the best clarinet technician in the world after Francois Klock (according to Mr. Klock himself...).
I have not visited Luyben in Kansas City. Their Web side is impressive and they are great people to deal with. I suspect that this must also be a great place. But the big US cities I know (Boston, New York, San francisco, Chicago) have nothing comparable to Archaubault Music.
So, if you visit Montreal (there are many nice reasons to do so: the food, the culture, the ambiance, the festivals, the beautiful women - sorry cannot comment on the guys first hand!), realize that it is a also a city where much music can be found, with world-class businesses supporting music-making.
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