Klarinet Archive - Posting 000506.txt from 2001/03

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] music for clarinet
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 06:23:12 -0500

In a message dated 3/20/01 12:50:27 AM Central Standard Time,
AnneLenoir@-----.net writes:

<< Schubert wrote a beautiful piece "The Shepherd on the Rock" for
clarinet, piano and voice (soprano). I believe that Harold Wright
recorded it. I'm not sure if it's actually sacred, but I would play it
in my church. >>

This IS a beautiful piece, but it's not sacred at all and I would never play
it for liturgy in my church. I guess it depends on the denomination, though,
as to what you can get away with. You have to be especially careful about
pieces with words. We have used Bach/Handel/Telemann - just about any
Baroque piece works, especially slow movements. I've also used Satie's Three
Gymnopedies - VERY easy, but haunting melodies (though not liturgical, they
sound ceremonial at least), as well as traditional sacred melodies like Ave
Maria, Our Father, and Panis Angelicus. These last are not necessarily
special arrangements for clarinet, though such things do exist in sacred
music collections - ask at your local music store. I just transpose them off
vocal scores, or, if playing with organ, let the organ use the automatic
transposer and play them as is. Oh - have also used Andrew Lloyd Weber's Pie
Jesu with good effect. In general, sacred vocal music is my greatest source
of tunes for church playing. I try never to play things that sound
"show-offy" (this is worship, after all, and not a recital), and try to fit
the mood of the piece to the liturgical season.
Best of luck -
Sue Schwaegler

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