Klarinet Archive - Posting 000778.txt from 2001/01

From: "Antoine T. Clark" <antoine@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Recital/exam help
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:23:34 -0500

Ian have you ever played Stravinsky's three pieces. Its hard but short and
will fit into the time period (1918) that you are looking for and it is
unaccompanied. So you will have a classical, neo classical, and
impressionistic piece.
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From: "Ian Black" <clarinet1@-----.uk>
Subject: [kl] Recital/exam help

> Hi list,
>
> I'm working towards an examination (I need the motivation) and am a little
> stuck for ideas as to what to prepare. The requirement is to put together
a
> balanced recital of 30-40 minutes (including breaks between pieces and one
> longer 5 min break) from the syllabus list. In effect, I'm looking for 30
> minutes of music. The syllabus list is at
> http://www.abrsm.ac.uk/diplomas/clarinetdipabrsm.html
> and I'm pretty settled on the Weber Grand Duo (mvts 1&2) and the Poulenc
> Sonata (mvts 2&3). This ought to give me about 23-24 minutes of music, so
> I'm looking for another 6-7 minutes. I don't want to run any risk of going
> over.
>
> The problem I have is that I can find many pieces of the right duration,
but
> I'd like to get a piece which is chronologically between the two above
(1816
> and 1962). I am able to choose one non-syllabus piece of up to 7 minutes.
Of
> course, Brahms would be ideal, but the syllabus specifies any _two_
> movements of either Sonata, so I don't think I could get away with just
the
> one, and two movements would be too long. Besides, I already have a Sonata
> in the programme. So, could anyone suggest a piece (either from the
syllabus
> or not) which was composed somewhere between 1850 and 1910 (approx) of an
> appropriate standard? Ideally I'd like either a concerto movement or an
> unaccompanied piece.
>
> Alternatively, if anyone can give me publisher information for the
Gershwin
> 3 preludes (clarinet & piano transcription), that should sufficiently
> contrast the classical Weber and the modern Poulenc, being
> jazz-influenced....
>
> As always, thanks in advance.
>
> Ian
>
>
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