Klarinet Archive - Posting 001248.txt from 1997/08

From: Robert and Deborah Shaw <theshaws@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Excerpts
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 07:45:41 -0400

Neil Leupold wrote:
>
> On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Robert and Deborah Shaw wrote:
>
> > My teacher recommends that I make very serious my study of orchestral
> > excerpts at this time. Anybody have recommendations which ones would be
> > the top ten to study?
>
> A few suggestions off the top of my head, in no particular order:
>
> 1) Mendelssohn: Scherzo from "Midsummer Night's Dream"
> 2) Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
> 3) Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
> 4) Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
> 5) Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes
> 6) Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 & 6
> 7) Brahms: Symphony No. 1, 3, & 4
> 8) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 5, & 6
> 9) Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
> 10) Schubert: Symphony No. 6 & 8
> 11) Debussy: Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
>
> As important as which excerpts you practice are the actual sources
> of your music. In all cases, the best way to practice your excerpts
> is from the complete orchestral part, rather than from an excerpt
> book. Kalmus has complete parts cheap, but rife with errata. This
> is still not a bad way to go if your teacher is an active professional
> orchestral player and can help you correct the mistakes in the music.
> If you are on a budget, Bonade's excerpt book is an excellent resource,
> and I prefer it over the McGinnes series as edited by Drucker. The fault
> isn't with Drucker in the latter case, but with the publisher, for there
> are quite a few errata in those particular excerpt editions.
>
> Best of luck. You'll receive many more suggestions. Pick & choose.
> Follow your teacher's lead. Practice! Practice! Practice! And...
> relax. :) Actually, the final suggestion should come before all of
> the others.
>
> Neil

Thanks Neil,
I am sure that this list will keep me busy for a long time!

Deborah