Klarinet Archive - Posting 000451.txt from 2004/09

From: "rien stein" <rstein@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Spohr's first concerto
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:28:28 -0400

At Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:06:10 GMT David Glenn wrote

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Hi Rien!
Just happen to have a score at hand. The measure in question is numbered 174
in Bärenreiter pocket score.
Fl have half note, G, G
Ob. half notes Bb, Eb
Bsn G quarter, Eb half
Horn Eb, Eb quarter, rest
cello and bass: Eb quarter, rest
All the notes of the chord are present with sounding G2 and G3 being
prominent (flutes) and Bb1 in second oboe. Playing written A1 would be
adding a third octave albeit only for a 16th but I also see no need to
improve Spohr here.
Enjoy the great piece, Rien!
Best,
David
>>

Thanks, David. What you are saying is basically the same, but much better
founded, as what Tony Pay said, as Tony only used the piano reduction, and
this gives only Eb and G to the piano.

There was one thing I did not understand clearly in Tony's reply: Tony wrote

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all the arpeggiated chords are 'complete'
>>

I am taking a course to become assistant conductor, thus this morning I
asked my teacher what that might mean. The answer made me change my mind
about this particular point: I decided to play the c at that particular
point, and have been working some time on it this afternoon. But this way
that spot is technically more demanding, and if you have to relearn ... .
Guess tomorrow my fingers won't know better anymore.

Hope you don't mind I will not be with your concerto tomorrow. Over 700
kilometers (I estimate) is a bit distant to do, even at an early Sunday
morning, and I will have to
play Bach in church tomorrow.

Ciao

Rien

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