Klarinet Archive - Posting 000590.txt from 2003/09

From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Francaix Concerto Questions
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:06:32 -0400

Are you saying the judges would frown on it and consider it cheating? Does it
really matter though? Either way, it will require considerable time working
it up and I don't think any of the excitement would be lost...

Thanks for the other information too.. I think I'm only allowed to have 1
pianist in this competition though ;)

--
Stephen C. Moore / stmoore@-----.edu
Technical Assistant, CS Department, New Mexico State University

Fernando Silveira said:
> Hi Stephen,
> you said you would attend some contest with that concert. Is it true? If so,
> you should be more concerned about transpose it for A clarinet. As I alread
> be a member of the jury of some international clarinet contests, I can say
> to you that any good clarinet player will know if you play it with an A
> clarinet. Think about that...
> You would consider the possibility to play it with four hand pianist (two
> pianists). That way you will never lost important passages of the orchestra.
> You will easy rent the orchestra parts in "Editions Transatlantiques" in
> France.
>
> All the best
>
> Fernando Silveira
> Clarinet and Saxofone Professor
> Rio de Janeiro University
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 6:38 PM
> Subject: [kl] Francaix Concerto Questions
>
>
>
> Recently I received my copy of the Francaix Clarinet Concerto and thought it
> might be a very effective competition piece. I do have some questions
> though..
>
> 1) I have always heard that the greatest hinderance to this piece is the
> fact
> that it is in the key of B major, making many of the passages akward. Would
> it be legal for me to load the part into Finale and transpose it for A
> clarinet, providing I don't give my copy to anyone?
>
> 2) I noticed that the piano reduction part has 3 (and in some spots 4)
> staves.
> Is this playable? Has anybody done it? Would a good accompanist know
> which
> parts to play and which parts to leave out?
>
> 3) To compete in this particular concerto competition, I would need to
> verify
> that the orchestra parts are easily obtainable for sale or rent. Does
> anybody
> know about this?
>
> I really appreciate any info you all can give me!
>
> --
> Stephen C. Moore / stmoore@-----.edu
> Technical Assistant, CS Department, New Mexico State University
>
>
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