Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 2005/04

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Test results
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:32:59 -0400

The nationality sound test is over and the results, from my point
of view, were disappointing because so many expressed interest in
taking the test, but only eight responded with answers. Perhaps
the pressure of normal daily life prevented the others from
submitting their responses.

The 20 works chosen are shown below as well as the name of the
player or players who executed them. The only two about which I
am not certain in terms of type of instrument are 9 (both Dutch
and I assumed Oehler system, therefore German) and 15, which was
played by a Finnish ensemble and I assumed Oehler system here
too. For the two Israeli players, I accepted French, Boehm, or
American since both play Boehm systems and both studied with
American teachers, though there are excellent German style
teachers in Israel too.

I was amazed that many of the submitters thought that 8 was a
Jewish folk song when, in fact, it is the well-known Khataturian
trio. Many presumed that the Klezmer music, 16, was done by an
American. It wasn't. It was Dieter Klocker. And of all the
German players to miss, item 3 played by Sabine Meyer had 2 right
and 6 wrong.

Below the test answers are response statistics. For example,
item 1 had 2 correct answers (out of 8 people), and 6 did not get
the nationality correctly.

It is hard for me to judge the accuracy or usefulness of the test
because too few actually responded. But for those who did, I
don't think it demonstated any ability whatsoever to recognize
national characteristics in clarinet playing style.

1. UHL, Divertimento for three clarinets and bass clarinet (first
movement): John Bruce Yeh, Roger Garrett, Aris Chavez, J. Laurie
Bloom bass clarinet.
2. BEETHOVEN, opus 16 for piano and winds (second movement): Tony
Pay
3. WEBER, "Leise, leise," from Der Freischütz: Sabine Meyer
4. DANZI, Sonata for clarinet and piano, Charles Neidich
5. BLANK, Concerto, David Niethamer
6. SCHUBERT, Octet, second movement, Vienna octet, Alfred
Boskovsky
7. BEETHOVEN, Fidelio aria, John Moses, Mitchell Estrin
8. KHACHATURIAN Trio, Stphen Fox
9. KROMMER Partitta No. 2, Opus 46, Lute Hoekstra, Bert Vos
10. EYBLER, Concerto, Dieter Klöcker
11. FRANCAIS, Concerto, Chen Halevy
12. MOZART, Concerto, Eli Eban
13. BRAHMS, Quintet, David Bourque
14. SCRIABIN, Prelude, Op. 15, No. 2,. Larry Combs
15. MOZART, Gran Partitta, Harry Mäki (clar.), Anko Heiskanen
(bassset horn)
16. LEVENSON, Freiliche Dance, Dieter Klocker
17. BAKER, Calypso, Alan Balter
18. MOZART, Parto, parto, Peter Schmidt
19. HOLST, St. Paul's Suite, Finale, Yoshinori Nakao, Michael
Anderson, Carolyn Arnquist, Stan Stanford (clarinets), Todd
Kuhns, Jennifer Neson (bass), Roger Garrett (contra alto)
20. MOZART, Adagio, K. 411, John Bruce Yeh, Larry Combs, James
Moffitt

Item 1: American
Item 2: English
Item 3: German
Item 4: American
Item 5: American
Item 6: German
Item 7: American
Item 8: Canadian
Item 9: Dutch
Item 10: German
Item 11: Israeli
Item 12: Israeli
Item 13: Canadian
Item 14: American
Item 15: Finnish
Item 16: German
Item 17: American
Item 18: German
Item 19: American
Item 20: American

TEST RESULTS

1 2 CORRECT (and 6 INCORRECT)
2 1
3 2
4 3
5 5
6 2
7 2
8 3
9 3
10 4
11 6 (The high number of correct answers here and for no. 12 is
because I accepted almost anything that was Boehm clarinet in
nature.)
12 6
13 1
14 5
15 1
16 4
17 5
18 2
19 3
20 3

DNL

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