Klarinet Archive - Posting 000038.txt from 2004/08

From: Lauren Peterson <lepeter@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Audition Excerpt Issues
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 16:56:08 -0400

Hello all,

I have an audition coming up, and I'm hoping some people would be willing
to offer me some advice on a few things...

One of the excerpts for this audition is taken from the solo clarinet part
of the Hindemith Symphony in Bb for Wind Ensemble. My issue is more
specifically with movement two; the fast 12/8 section. I don't know how
many people will be familiar enough with the specific part I'm talking
about, but in m. 84 of the second movement, there is a generally ascending
sixteenth note line. Within that bar, there is a part that oscillates
between a B natural and an A# (middle register), then goes from a B natural
to a C# (altissimo) before going up to a D natural and oscillating between
it and the C#.

Perhaps all that description is unnecessary...my question is, is there a
good, clean C# that would be appropriate for that kind of line? I've
experimented with different A# fingerings and different C# fingerings, and
have had no luck finding something that works.

My next question is with the Brahms "Variations on a Theme of Haydn",
Variation 5. There are a lot of "brick wall" dynamic changes (very similar
to those you might find in all the Beethoven excerpts), and I'm just
wondering if there are any words of wisdom (exercises, warm-ups,
techniques, etc.) that might be helpful in rehearsing these segments? I am
looking for some new ways of practicing that might help shed some light on
how to execute these dynamics more easily.

Thank you for reading such a long email and thank you in advance to those
who can help me prepare for my audition; I truly appreciate it! :)

--
Lauren Peterson
University of Michigan
Clarinet Performance & Music Education
lepeter@-----.edu

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