Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 2002/11

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] page turns
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 00:26:09 -0500

on 11/5/2002 10:13 AM, Steve wrote:

>I'm performing Copland's transcription of the violin sonata on a recital
>soon and have not found a good solution to a problem. The 3rd mvt. of the
>sonata is 7 pages long, with virtually no rests. Besides the obvious
>problems involved in playing 7 pages without breaks, I'm trying to find a
>good way to set up the 7 pages, because there is no time to turn them.
>Using 3 stands seems excessive, and the old tape-em-to the-posterboard trick
>is not very appealing. If anyone has advice or a creative solution to this
>I'd be grateful!

I've played this piece a few times - here is my solution.

Photocopy the last page of mvt 3. Open it up before you begin the
movement. I turn the page at the bottom of p. 7 and p. 9 as a one handed
turn. At the bottom of p.9 there is a long A (1st leger line above the
staff) which will give you ample opportunity for the turn. The bottom of
p. 7 is a bit trickier. You have three beats, plus the D and E quarter
notes on the next page to get the page over. With practice, you can make
that in the rests alone. In both these cases I turn with the right hand
while fingering the applicable notes. I haven't missed yet! ;-)

I also photocopy the very first page of mvt 1 and open it top play three
pages at the beginning without a turn.

HTH

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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