Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 2009/04

From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Orchestral Excerpts?
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:48:23 -0400

My approach (which I never got around to doing) was going to be MIDI
excerpts and the sheet music clarinet part of that excerpt. When
Pierre Schwob's site was free (Classical MIDI Archives), getting into
this project would have been just about as close to dead simple as it
will ever be. I suppose that there are classical "fake books" around
and that would be a start because at least it would give one a list
of pieces and where in the piece the solo occurs. Then I would have
searched for the MIDI file of the part at Pierre's site and
downloaded it, fiddled around a bit until I had trimmed it down to a
segment which includes the solo and made sure that the clarinet sheet
music would match. In terms of playback, I wouldn't work with
anything but MIDI files because sequence editing is simple, tracks
can be muted and it is easy to change the tempo on playback.

For pieces not in the fake book, it would be matter of hearing
something played and deciding that it would be the next piece on
one's agenda. The Classic Arts Showcase uses a theme which I think
is in a ballet by Adolphe Adam, "Giselle", I think, and every time I
hear it, I say to myself, "One of these days, one of these days. . ."

That's my 2 cents worth.

Oliver

At 09:05 PM 4/4/2009, you wrote:
>Hey all:
>
>I'm trying to round out my sheet music library, and I'm trying to
>figure out the best course of action so far as getting a good, wide
>spectrum of orchestral clarinet excerpts to play to and learn from.
>VCIS has piles of different options, many of them looking excellent,
>including resources like the Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library.
>There's the fact that many works are in the public domain now, and
>therefore likely findable and copyable via some means out on the net-
>I also have access to a ludicrously liberal ILL policy at the
>university where I work. There're the International Music series of
>volumes- I think I have four of those that I've picked up because
>they've had bits I've wanted to work up. There are specialist volumes
>for Bass Clarinet, for Eb Clarinet... different collections..
>
>All in all, there are just too many options for me to make head or
>tail of, and, for once, I don't want to fall prey to the clarinerd
>tendency of trying to figure out a way to pay for them all. I'm
>trying to cure myself of that particular affliction.
>
>Can any folk weigh in with opinions as to what would be considered
>good standard sets of parts to look to? Even if there are works I'll
>never come near, I'd like to have a wide selection such that I can
>educate myself well, and that would serve me well if I did.
>
>Thanks much! Please don't get into a holy war! :)
>
>--Bill
>
>
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