Klarinet Archive - Posting 001109.txt from 1998/07

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Audition piece
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 01:24:05 -0400

On Sun, 26 Jul 1998 Cheddar99@-----.com wrote:
> Do you, or anyone, Have any suggestions for other pieces I could play? I'd
> like it to be about the same level as the mozart, or easier, so I could learn
> it quickly. I need to have 3 or 4 pieces, and I need to show my tone and
> everything. I'm sure most of the people on this list know a *lot* more about
> auditions than me (i've only done auditions for schools and honor bands..) so
> any suggestions will definitely be looked into. Thank You

Try Cyrille Rose's Elegy - it's a MUCHO MUY expressive piece. If you want
to show off your tone quality, tonal/tuning stability, ability to play
LONG phrases, and expressiveness, this piece is it. It's not a quick
learner: there are a few notable tricky runs, and a lot of little
expressive quirks to really perfect to make this piece come off. But if
you do it well, it leaves your audience wide-eyed with awe. It's also a
chop buster - a normal range in notes, but wide range in dynamics with
lots of long notes. At marked tempo, it will be about seven minutes long,
so get those lips in shape! (Lots of terraced dynamic changes in the high
clarion)

Good luck.

Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
Coffee Drinker, Musician, Otaku, Jesus Freak, Admirer of Women
(Not necessarily in that order)
--------------------------------------------------------------
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
- Max Lucado (The Eva quotes will return later. ^_^ )

-------------------------------------------------------------------------