Henning's Headquarters

[Karl Henning]

Thank you both! I am aiming to have the score in finished condition next weekend.

[TheGSMoeller]

Looks good, Karl.

I'm anxiously awaiting to hear more about a wind piece you mentioned earlier.

[Karl Henning]

It's going to start with the world's first English horn and sopranino clarinet duet.  Well, I haven't done the research, so I don't know that it will be the very first.  But, the first great English horn and sopranino clarinet duet, that's certain.

[Karl Henning]

Really excited to have finished up these two pieces (the Kyrie and the Vc Sonatina), and ready to plunge into the new wind ensemble piece.

[Karl Henning]

Something I meant to do long ago (the choir director expressed warm interest, all I had to do was find the score) was, to get the utility, service music from the Evening Service in D to the m.d. of an Episcopal parish here in Cambridge.

Well, I've finally done. Here's hopin'.

[Karl Henning]

I mean, hope is not wildly misplaced, as his choir sing a weekly Evensong. I've sent him the Kyrie, too. At present, plans to write out the other parts of the Mass Ordinary are so far out, that plans is overstatement. But if, between this Cambridge chappie and Paul, there may arise something akin to demand....

Not that anyone is keeping tabs (I had to think, myself ... and you know what effort thinking costs me) but before this recent conclusion of the Kyrie, the last piece I had finished was one of the (as yet unperformed) clarinet duos, which I completed in MS. while cavorting in Puerto Rico this past February. It's been a healthy sabbatical, and I'm enjoying the return to on the job.

As with Out in the Sun, I'm thinking a group weighted towards a lower tessitura, generally. Although, with all these oboes (and a sopranino clarinet) the new scoring has more instruments of higher frequencies. Part of the inspiration there must be my recent(-ish) revisitation of the Shostakovich Op.43, with that famous keening-oboes passage.

[Karl Henning]

I found the work-around!  I mean, I started a fresh file, wherein the tempo marking were behaving as they ought, and I copied-&-pasted the work from the now-old file.

I do think it may be completely, utterly done:

[Lisztianwagner]

Thank you for sending the score of the Cello Sonatina, Karl! Can't wait to have a look at it!

[Karl Henning]

Andiamo! : )

[Karl Henning]

Looks good, Karl.

I'm anxiously awaiting to hear more about a wind piece you mentioned earlier.

Here's a delightful new twist: Maria specifically wants a contrabassoon in the piece!

In the spirit of wrapping up sundry loose ends: as my head lay on the pillow last night, ideas came to me (welcome ideas) for the last of the set of five clarinet duos, These Unlikely Events.  Did some scribbling on the train in to Boston this morning.  Rocking on!  With a little luck, I can have this pretty much finished by day's end.

[TheGSMoeller]

Here's a delightful new twist: Maria specifically wants a contrabassoon in the piece!

In the spirit of wrapping up sundry loose ends: as my head lay on the pillow last night, ideas came to me (welcome ideas) for the last of the set of five clarinet duos, These Unlikely Events.  Did some scribbling on the train in to Boston this morning.  Rocking on!  With a little luck, I can have this pretty much finished by day's end.

Ah, the contrabassoon, that would fun!

Karl, do you ever use a software player to hear your compositions? I've recently purchased Aria Player from Garriton and it's fairly good. Does a good job of responding to verious dynamic notations.

[Karl Henning]

Well, there's a 'built-in' utility in Sibelius, very handy for proofing &c.

[madaboutmahler]

Karl, do you ever use a software player to hear your compositions? I've recently purchased Aria Player from Garriton and it's fairly good. Does a good job of responding to verious dynamic notations.

That's what I use too, Greg. Took me quite a long time to work out how to use it, but I very much enjoy it now.

[TheGSMoeller]

That's what I use too, Greg. Took me quite a long time to work out how to use it, but I very much enjoy it now.

My only issue is with the pan knob, every time I playback the pan knobs go back to their preset position which some times have instruments to the far left or right. But otherwise very pleased, some sounds are beautifully rendered.


Sorry to hijack your thread, Karl. 

[Cato]

As with Out in the Sun, I'm thinking a group weighted towards a lower tessitura, generally. Although, with all these oboes (and a sopranino clarinet) the new scoring has more instruments of higher frequencies.

Bass clarinets and English horns, Dude!   

How about Bass Recorders?



With 9 harpsichords!  (I am having flashbacks to my ballet Sankt-Veits-Tanz-Am-Rhein which had, among other things, 9 harpsichords, English horns, bass clarinets, and a family of krummhorns.     )

Here's a delightful new twist: Maria specifically wants a contrabassoon in the piece!

Hmm!  In one sense, this should worry you!      

On the other hand, Russians tilt to the lower registers, which is why they produce such great bass voices.

[madaboutmahler]

My only issue is with the pan knob, every time I playback the pan knobs go back to their preset position which some times have instruments to the far left or right. But otherwise very pleased, some sounds are beautifully rendered.


Sorry to hijack your thread, Karl. 

I have never had that problem before, so am not quite sure if I can offer advice on the matter, apologies! I rarely use those anyway, maybe I should a little more...Yes, some of the sounds are wonderfully realistic for computerized sounds. I am generally very pleased with the software.

[Karl Henning]

How about Bass Recorders?

Bass recorders and nine harpsichords! Far out!

There's a group I have in view to offer this to . . . bass recorders might be a sticking point.  In a perfect world, though . . . .

[Karl Henning]

Nine harpsichords: you know, in Boston, that is possible.  Needs a venue and certain logistics . . . definitely want a professional organization for that sort of muscle.

[madaboutmahler]

Bass clarinets and English horns, Dude!   

How about Bass Recorders?



With 9 harpsichords!  (I am having flashbacks to my ballet Sankt-Veits-Tanz-Am-Rhein which had, among other things, 9 harpsichords, English horns, bass clarinets, and a family of krummhorns.     )

[Karl Henning]

. . . flashbacks to my ballet Sankt-Veits-Tanz-Am-Rhein . . . .

Hey, it took me a second, but I twig this. Grooveriffic!