Klarinet Archive - Posting 000154.txt from 2002/09

From: Robyn Brown <rjbrown@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Misc. questions
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:33:38 -0400

Hi list,

I have several questions, none of which are related to each other. Sorry
about that. ;-)

Question #1: I am currently relearning (and attempting to memorize) the
Weber Second Concerto. I played it my junior year in high school (3 years
ago) and now I need a contest piece, so I decided to take it off the back
burner. However, I'm struggling a little bit with trying to make it sound
"fresh" because I worked on it quite extensively the first time I learned
the piece. As I am looking for ideas of how to perform it, I wonder, does
anyone know where I could find some good performance notes on this
piece? I've searched the klarinet archives a bit, but to no avail.

Question #2: I bought new Buffet R13 over the summer. I love this
clarinet, but I have discovered recently that my neck strap doesn't fit
very well over the new style of thumb rest (the movable kind with four
different positions). I don't remember the brand of my neck strap, as the
sticker fell off a long time ago, but it is just a black elastic strap with
a piece of leather at the end that has a couple holes in it. I am finding
that the thumb rest is too wide for the hole in the leather, and the screw
on the thumb rest sticks out too far over it for the strap to securely
attach. Right now I'm slipping the strap over the screw itself, but this
is not a very good solution. Does anyone know of a neck strap that will
work with the new Buffet thumb rests? Or, is there a way to modify my own
thumb rest?

Question #3: I am looking for recommendations of recordings of the Rabaud
Solo de Concours. My college library doesn't have a copy, so I must look
elsewhere. Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help. Now I'm back to lurking....

Robyn

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