Klarinet Archive - Posting 000542.txt from 1998/07

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] More solos....
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:45:32 -0400

>I need some suggestions for good pieces to study for solos. I need music
that
>goes further than what I've already played. I've already done the Weber
>Concertino, Concertos 1 & 2, Fantasia & Rondo, Mozart's Concerto, Clarinet
>Quintet, Sphor's 1st Concerto, Delmas' Fanasie Italienne, works by
Jeanjean,
>and Lefebvre's Fantasie Caprice, etc. For the Concertos, and the Quintet,
>I've done all movements. My range is to an altissimo D (6 ledger lines
above
>the staff) comfortably, an Eb when I really concentrate.
>With this information as a guideline, what are further advancing pieces to
>study? My prof said I should get ideas from this group and collaborate
them
>with idea she has. That way I have a whole variety of pieces to choose
from.
>Thank you very much for your suggestions!
>Chris Hoffman

Chris,
You may have played all these pieces, but have you really played them well?
Some of these pieces could easily take a couple of years to play reasonably
well - ask any grad student! I understand your wanting to expand your
repertoire, but possibly you might want to go back and re-try a few pieces.
When Morales tossed in the Concertino at ClarinetFest to fill in for an
absent performer, it may not have been played to my taste, but it sure was
done better than any high school player I've ever heard. Now, I've never
heard you, and you may possibly be able to play it as well as Morales - but
if not, then consider going over these pieces again. Most of the pieces you
named are part of the backbone of the repertoire and could probably benefit
from even more work on your part.

Cheers,
Mark Charette@-----.org

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