Klarinet Archive - Posting 000579.txt from 1996/12

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: ClarinetFest '97 Orch. Audition Competition
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 23:47:56 -0500

Robert Walzel wrote:

>I apologize for the delay in responding to the question regarding the
>Orchestral Audition Competition at ClarinetFest '97. Our university
>server seems to have taken Christmas vacation a bit early. Information
>about this competition is contained on page 30 of the most recent issue
>of THE CLARINET. All requested excerpts are to be 1st clarinet parts as
>stated in the announcement. The other question was regarding the "flute
>measure" in the Firebird Variation. I think you are referring to 1
>measure before rehearsal #14. Yes, you must play this on the tape. Be
>sure to play the entire variation of the 1919 version. I think the
>corrections have been discussed rather thoroughly on the bulletin board
>recently. If you do not have access to a part, the entire variation is
>printed in the International Orchestral Excerpts Volume 1, pp. 30-31.
>Good luck and practice slowly!!! BOB

Sorry to contradict, but this statement is in and of itself contradictory.
The correctly revised 1919 edition (with corrections by Clark McAlister,
copyright 1985, Kalmus) shows very clearly that the first clarinet part
rests through the measure one before rehearsal 14 and comes in on the down
beat of 14.

As we discussed previously on this list, the notes printed in the part and
in most excerpt books (including the International one) are incorrect. In
fact, the whole part in the International excerpt book is riddled with
errors.

Get to a library and check out the McAlister-corrected 1919 score.

Good luck.

--Jonathan Cohler