Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 1998/06

From: "Jay D. Webler" <webler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] MMO and the Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 08:32:36 -0400

Hello Jack,

Thank you for your suggestion. I had downloaded the midi version a few days ago but
I wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I shall follow your suggestions and if I need help I
will definitely contact you. I have been playing it on off in its written key since I was a
freshman in High School, which was about ### years ago. I still love it though.
Thanks again.

Jay Webler
webler!@-----.net

On Wed, 03 Jun 1998 07:32:35 -0500, Jack Kissinger wrote:

>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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