Klarinet Archive - Posting 000271.txt from 1997/07

From: Scott Schremmer <scotts@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: recommended audition pieces?
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:37:13 -0400

Naomi,
Bernstein has a sonata for clarinet and piano that might be of
interest. It is in 2 movements, the second being mostly in mixed meter.
Might want to try to find a recording of it to get a feel for the second
movement. There is also a concerto by Copland, but that is much more
difficult.

Scott

On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Naomi Koppel wrote:

> Hi everyone. I just joined this list and it seems like the place to ask
> for some advice in finding a good audition piece when I try out for my
> university's concert band in the fall. I know "good" is a highly
> subjective term, so I'll try to add some details to clarify things. The
> past two years in this same audition, I used a piece by Weber whose exact
> name I forget (I lost that music), and Mozart's Concerto in A major.
> Neither of these particularly suited my taste and this was unfortunately
> reflected in my playing. I made it both years, but just barely. I always
> play music I enjoy better than that which I don't; seems reasonable. But
> with my extremely limited knowledge of clarinet music, the trick is to find
> a piece I like and can play well. In band, I have enjoyed playing the
> third part in Bernstein's "Slava!" and "Overture to Candide," Holst's "2nd
> Suite in F for Military band" and various Hindemith pieces just to name a
> few. I find these pieces much more interesting than typical orchestral
> pieces and as a result, I play them better. Does anyone have any
> suggestions for a more concert band-ish piece I could try? Is there
> anything else you need to know before making any recommendations?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> -Naomi
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