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Author: Maldran
Date: 2003-11-15 16:25
I recently purhcased the canon in d arrangement for Clarinet with piano accompniament. I had a question on it, it has 4 sharps in it, so F,C,G,D are all sharp, yet when i play the low B (is only played like 2 times in the song) natural, it sounds way off, and when i play it sharp, then it sounds perfect, yet their are no markings to indicate that it is to be played sharp. Anyone have any information on this? My wife and I are playing it together, her on the piano, and I on the clarinet, but that one note sounds really weird, other then that it is a great arrangement and right at the difficutly level for both of us right now.
Terrell
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2003-11-15 16:57
Is it possible that your wife is playing a wrong note at the spot mentioned, or would that assumption be like opening Pandoras Box? ![[yeah]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley17.gif)
Post Edited (2003-11-15 17:55)
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Author: Maldran
Date: 2003-11-15 17:23
LOL, no, it sounds weird even when I play it on my own, the transition in notes sounds really off, so I dont think its the piano. Maybe it is supposed to sound like that, will have to get a recording and listen again and see if their is an off cord right in that spot.
Terrell
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2003-11-15 21:48
What are the notes around the b's? What notes are in the piano part at that point?
Katrina
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Author: Tom A
Date: 2003-11-16 03:16
Three questions:
1. Can you clarify that you mean playing a C natural (same as "B sharp") makes it sound right?
2. Is it an exact transcription in terms of its length? (I assume it is, as you're speaking of comparing it to a recording of the original.)
3. If so, can you give a bar number? I have the music for this piece and am interested to see exactly which part of it corresponds to the low B you're worried about.
By definition, there can't be a bum chord in the canon, or else there'd be one every 2 bars. The problem must be in the notes, and the B is correct as it's the dominant note of E major, the key you're playing in.
There's one more question that will really open a pandora's box so I apologise if I'm insulting your intelligence . . . Are you definitely on the right fingering for the B?
I'd better go now.
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2003-11-16 04:46
I got out our copy of the Canon, it isn't the one you have as the clarinet part is in D (2 sharps) and the piano is in C. This was arranged by Daniel Dorff, and was published by Presser in 1990. The timing is 3 min, 30 sec. You might want to try this version, obviously the key is easier, and it sounds "right" when my wife and son play it.
In this key, the lowest pitch in the clarinet part is C# which is played twice (and both are eighth notes.)
Two versions, neither is in "D"... Time to rename the piece "Canon in C or E."
After the 1980 movie "Ordinary People" this was supposed to be the most recorded classical type piece ever. Recordings are abundant, you might want to find one and listen for those two notes.
P.S. A technical distinction perhaps, but this is not a "song." (Actually it is a "Canon.") You could call it a "piece" or a "composition" perhaps.
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