Klarinet Archive - Posting 000305.txt from 1998/05

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Alone
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 09:54:44 -0400

Deborah Shaw wrote:

> I do have a couple of questions for Jonathon. First, what
>fingering for Altissimo B do you use in A Set for Clarinet by Martino.
>I am interested because I am currently beginning to work on it for my
>masters recital in the fall of '98. Also, I wondered about the Abyss of
>the birds by Messiaen, is it available by itself, or do you have to get
>the entire quartet for the end of time?

Hi Deborah,

Thanks for your nice note.

Altissimo B fingering is as follows:

TO G#
*
*
o
C/F
*
*
o
Eb/Ab

I believe that the Ab=EEme des Oiseaux is available only as part of the
Quatuor, which is a very expensive piece of music to acquire. However,
most music school libraries have the piece.

Have fun with these two pieces. On the Martino, think fast, and on the
Messiaen, think slow!

=46YI, most recordings of the Messiaen Ab=EEme solo are one to two minutes t=
oo
fast! If you really stick to his marking of eighth note equals 44, then
the movement should take right around 9 minutes.

Good luck on your recital!

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Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net

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