Wanted to remind everyone that this weekend (Oct 13/14) is the 2007 Buffet/Vandoren Clarinet Ensemble Festival in Seattle. It will be a great event! Free...
I'll be making my next trip to Buffet USA, in Jacksonville, FL the week of Oct 22nd. This is always fun, a chance to renew relationships and see what's new. ...
Did some of you have you had already tried a Ridneour bass clarinet ? We can't find this brand in France but in regards to what Mr Ridneour said on is website...
I am wondering if any one has any suggestions for pieces for chamber orchestra that include bass clarinet. Not a solo, just something with some satisfying...
Bartok "Second Suite" is a chamber orchesra piece with a great bas clarinet part -- don't know if it would be too difficult for the rest of your group, though....
Thanks. It may be too difficult. I will have to listen to a recording. However, It does have the advantage of being on Vol. 8 of the Orchestral Musician's CD...
To how many of you on this list is the low C extension on a bass clarinet? I got used to this very much so in college. Especially on the Shostakovich Prelude...
Hi there, thats a good question - because I know a few people that have asked the question "do I need a Low C" when buying their bass clarinet. my answer - and...
I played On the Town a couple of years ago and it had low Cs throughout, so the need isn't limited to orchestral music. I don't know how many other Broadway...
Phantom (of the Opera) requires low Cs. My son's former clarinet teacher bought a low C bass earlier this year when she became a sub for the Las Vegas...
... How long have low C basses been in regular production? I know some of the very earliest bass clarinets (ca. 1800) went to low C, because they were meant...
I agree with Philip, but maybe from a different point of view. I don't play orchestral music, and I play almost no modern written pieces, but I use at least ...
I have 3 horns...1 extended and 2 not. I teach students who exclusively use non-extended instruments so I enjoy the smaller horn. However, it's nice to have...
Others in this newsgroup who play bass more often than I do would have more specific orchestral examples, but I know from my own experience there are low Ds in...
On the show side of things, the small orchestra version of West Side Story that is used for most productions has a great bass clarinet part that requires low...
Adding to the list of shows - Will Rogers Follies uses bass clarinet in both the 4th and 5th reed books (5th book also calls for Eb contra). The bass clarinet...
Hi, I am playing a Leblanc Esprit, no C extension. We are 2 of us bass clarinet players, in the orchestra, my collegue plays contrabass, so I don't need an...
Dear group members, my new album "Daily Mysteries" is now available. You will find all information, sound clips etc. on www.ulrichdrechsler.com This time I...
I am looking for a clarinet trio for a concert piece. We are all part of a community orchestra and are looking to try out for the chamber concert this year....
Divertimentos 2 and 3 were recorded by the New World Basset Horn Trio: http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Music-Winds-Wolfgang-Amadeus/dp/B0001XP1U0 Or you can...
Thanks! Being able to listen to them was all I needed. I really did search Amazon for a recording. Thanks for the quick response. Ledonna Rich Holmes...
. I have just formed a trio with a couple of friends and are looking at the first Mozart divertimento for performance. The adagio is just classic Mozart. There...
Amazon's search facility for classical music is pretty much an abomination. I never would've found some of the listings I mentioned had I not known in advance...
This is one of my interests. A good source of various level of difficulty trios is Woodwindiana, also has recordings available. J. S. Bach (arr. Klug) - Six...
If you have a bass clarinettist who can read bass clef, any of the many?baroque trio-sonatas originally written for 2 violins and continuo work very well for...
Peter Schikele's "Dances for Three" is a very nice work that mixes well with the Mozart Divertimenti. Originally written for two clarinets and bassoon, it...
Hi Ledonna, I've played in a clarinet trio for about 2 1/2 years now and have bought most of the music that we play. We haven't played Gary Van Cott's ...
I have Peter Schikele's Divertimento for 2 Bb and bassoon. I love his music and humor. I didn't see the "Dances for Three" will have to look. Thanks, ...
Thanks for the information. I would love to have the 2 Bbs and a bass instrumentation or even one Bb and 2 bass...grin... but will be happy with 3 Bbs if...
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