Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 1998/06

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] MMO and the Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 08:32:35 -0400

Hi Jay,

I would suggest that you focus on learning the Mozart in its written key. Who knows, someday you may have an A clarinet (or even
a Bassett Clarinet in A). If you want something to play along with in the meantime, go to Olver Seely's contributions to Sneezy
(or to his own home page) and download the midi version (or, if you have Finale, the Finale version) of the Mozart concerto. You
will have to load the midi version into a music notation program such as Finale, Encore, one of their spawn, or one of the other
similar programs (search Sneezy for some recent postings on shareware programs available over the net) or a midi sequencer that
allows transposition and transpose the entire accompaniment into the key of Bb major before you can play along. I would also
recommend changing the accompaniment instrument's midi setting from piano to strings.

If you don't have the capability to do the transposition, e-mail me privately and I will see if I can prepare the parts and send
them to you (though it may take a few days).

Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

Jay D. Webler wrote:

> To all,
>
> At the risk of showing my ignorance again I would like to share a shocking experience with everyone. I decided that I
> wanted to have something accompany me while I practiced the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. In all the years that I had
> played it I never realized that it actually was written for an "A" clarinet. I assume that the piano accompaniment was
> transposed to accomodate the B flat Clarinet. Imagine my shock when I found that I now will have to play my part in G#
> minor. So for those who may be in the dark as I am please be advised that if you decide to go this route that you will
> spending a lot of time in all your technique books brushing up on G# minor playing. Since I just forked out the money for
> a new R-13, I don't see myself running out to by an "A" Clarinet. For all of you well schooled Clarinetist please forgive my
> display of ignorance.
>
> Jay Webler
> webler@-----.net
>
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