Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 1997/01

From: "Tracy J. Skondin" <tjs0005@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: ClarinetFest '97 Orch. Audition Competition
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:55:50 -0500

Clark McAlister, does he live in Cleveland, Ohio? And teach at CIM?

Thank you yet again,

T. Jay

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Jonathan Cohler wrote:

> 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
>

Everyone's Caucasion Friend,
Tracy Jay Skondin
tjs0005@-----.edu
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