Klarinet Archive - Posting 000694.txt from 2004/08

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: (DerHirt auf dem Felsen) /Shephard on the Rock
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:45:51 -0400

The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen) is vocal
lieder, and is meant to showcase the vocalist. It is usually
performed with other lieder (sans clarinet) on a vocal concert,
etc... The clarinet is an obbligato instrument in this case,
and, except for small parts of bravado in places, is definitely
the supporting character in this. *MOST* people would agree this
piece *can* be performed with the clarinetist sitting down, with
many arguing for it. I don't think you will find a lot of people
arguing that the clarinetist *has* to stand for a supporting
role in a piece.

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - Computer Geek
Hattiesburg, MS
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--- Bryan Crumpler <crumpletox@-----.com> wrote:

> From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
> Subject: RE: [kl] (DerHirt auf dem Felsen) /Shephard on the
> Rock
>
> [snip]
> I think that the clarinetist should be sitting and not in a
> particularly
> prominent
> position either.
> [end snip]
>
> ----
>
> Sitting????? That's an... "interesting" take. I've never
> thought of it as a
> solo with clarinet & piano accompaniment, but rather a trio
> operating as one
> voice. I would thus opt *against* sitting. People come to
> concerts not only
> to hear... but to *see* and I've always performed this peice
> standing,
> almost as if I were courting the vocalist - a ghost or echo as
> indicated in
> the text representing the loved one that s/he longs for.
> Although I know
> many people are a little more conservative in how they
> perform, I am rather
> animated and - when appropriate - actually gesture to the
> audience while I'm
> performing to convey particular moods in the piece. For
> example, I may even
> shed a tear when going through a mournful passage - not that
> there are any
> in the Schuber. But anyway... I really think sitting down
> totally kills the
> fact that the stage deportment offered by the clarinetist as
> he/she and the
> vocalist AND the pianist complement *each other* is a vital
> part in
> communicating the text. Because you have a clarinet in your
> face really
> should not take away from the fact that you have to "perform"
> or "convey"
> the part. That's one thing a lot of vocalists think is the
> downside of
> playing an instrument... so many players tend to hide behind
> their
> instrument and not use their key instrument (i.e. their body)
> in
> communicating to the audience..... probably something everyone
> should take
> into consideration the next time he/she steps out onto a stage
> to perform a
> solo.
>
> Bryan
>
>
> http://www.whosthatguy.com

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