Klarinet Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2006/05

From: "Lorraine" <lorraine@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl]Performance & notation queries - Webers Duo Concertant - help please
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 05:30:45 -0400

Hi, I am performing Weber's Duo Concertant for my final recital. The
examiners, not being woodwind experts are a stickler for the score and as
such anything different from what written has to be justified with a good
reason or I could lose marks.

I am using the Boosey & Hawkes edition - definitely not the best I know as
seems to be littered with inconsistancies and mistakes.

One such section I am querying is in the 3rd movement, bar 79 - 80. The
groups of semiquavers are notated rythmically different to the previous
groups of six semi-quavers. i.e. the first semi-quaver (sixteenth note) is
dotted, with the second being a demi-semi quaver. My teacher has said to
play them straight as all others as he believes it is an editorial
difference, not what Weber would have written, but it is not enough of a
reason to say I am playing them straight 'because my teacher said so'. I
would like to be able to justify this by giving a reason. If it is common
performance practice to play them straight then this would be something I
could write.

I am sure there are many experienced performers out there who could advise
me on this.

Another bar in question is bar 182 - it is notated quaver four semi-quavers
and dotted crotchet. Where this appears else where it is usually notated
four semiquavers quaver and then dotted crotchet. I have listened to some
recordings and am pretty sure most play it as the latter rhythm not the
former. Is this another editorial alteration?

There are also some strange notes in the piano which don't really make
harmonic sense and my accompanist has also asked if I could check these.

Again 3rd Movement, bar 178 last note - should it be an A natural instead of
an A flat as written? In bars 194 and 198 the last semiquaver in the first
is an F in the second is a G, we are assuming this is a mistake as why would
this change when the rest of the notation for both clarinet and piano is the
same.

Hoping this makes sense and someone can enlighten me. With many thanks, for
your help,

Lorraine

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