Klarinet Archive - Posting 000384.txt from 1997/10

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net>
Subj: RE:long Passages, hard to breathe
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 00:17:13 -0400

Also, the opening to the second movement of the Brahms Trio, and the
opening of the third movement of the Quartet for the End of Time (Messiaen).

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Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net

>Brahms Piano Concerto #1 and Rach. Sym #2, Pines of Rome, and Tchk. Sym #5
>opening are some other good ones Those are among the best, and longest.
>
>David C. Blumberg
>
>
>Leonardo wrote:
>Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:35:22 +0200
>From: Leonardo Fuks <leonardo@-----.se>
>Subject: Long phrased, hard to breath, pieces
>
>Dear colleagues,=20
>
>I am planning to run one experiment on breathing habits, focused on
>respiratory endurance and strategies for putting breath pauses in long
>continuous phrases.
>For such experiment, I need to choose some well known pieces/excerpts that
>represent a performance challenge, even for professional players.=20
>By now I would think about using (parts of) :=20
>CLARINET
>- -Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, 2nd movement solo
>- -Mozart's concert, first movement
>- -Ravel's Bolero solo
>??
>??
>
>David C. Blumberg
>reedman@-----.com
>http://sneezy.mika.com/OCR/reviews/reviews.html
>http://sneezy.mika.com/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html