Klarinet Archive - Posting 000254.txt from 1998/08

From: Edmund William White <ewhite@-----.us>
Subj: [kl] Orchestral bass clarinet excerpts
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 02:59:33 -0400

Hello all. I've been given the opportunity to audition for my
University's top orchestra on bass clarinet (it's only open to music
majors, but due to instrumentation problems I can enroll despite my
status as an electrical engineering major). However, the orchestra director did
not anticipate having a dedicated bass clarinetist audition for his
group. Consequently, I have to prepare four orchestral excerpts of my
choice to audition with. I've played a good amount of orchestral bass (my
focus is jazz) and basinet (bassoon parts), but I've never run across any
major bass solos, etc. Truthfully, the only excerpts that come to mind
are from Copland's El Salon Mexico and Strauss' Death and
Transfiguration. I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what to play. I
want to make a good impression because this will be my first taste of
university-level playing. By the way, I've heard that there exists a
book full of orchestral bass clarinet excerpts. Where can I find it in
two weeks?

Edmund William White
ewhite@-----.us
ewwhite@-----.edu

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