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Author: wyatt
Date: 2003-10-01 16:00
i see we have over 50 hits on the negative, but what about the positive.
one that i love to play
Summertime
bob gardner}ÜJ
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Author: CPW
Date: 2003-10-01 17:07
stardust
Der Freishutz
Sing Sing Sing
Rachmoninoff 2 symph
Smoke gets in your eyes
Brahms sonata
The Stripper
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Author: Alta
Date: 2003-10-01 17:24
Vocalise by Rachmaninoff (edited by Stanley Drucker)
Six Studies in English Folksong
Neither of them very difficult - just very beautiful to me.
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Author: David
Date: 2003-10-01 18:28
Shostakovich Jazz Suite. Nowt to do with jazz, obviously, but very fab none the less.
And 633 Squadron
David
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-10-01 18:43
Your [alternating] order is interesting also, CPW. I liked playing Bizet's L' Arlesienne Suites, Morning Noon and Night in Vienna, Send in the Clowns, in concert band arrgmts. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: CPW
Date: 2003-10-01 20:46
I do things like that, Don
....list alternates, I mean
Against the windmills of my mind
The jousting pole splinters
Post Edited (2003-10-01 20:46)
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Author: bob49t
Date: 2003-10-01 21:48
slow movement of Horowitz Sonata
Rach 2
Brahms 1 sonata
Misty
Fruhling Trio
Uhl Quartet
WSStory- any of it
WG Still - Symph no 1
etc
could be here for hours!!
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2003-10-01 22:07
Tosca!
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Author: snjshipley
Date: 2003-10-01 22:43
Facsination
Amazing Grace
Sleepy Time Gal
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Author: ned
Date: 2003-10-02 00:58
Anything at all really! As long as the other blokes in the band swing!
With one exception - "Tie Me kangaroo Down Sport" written by fellow Aussie, Rolf Harris.
This tune with deplorably banal lyrics, philistine melody line and recorded by Mr Harris accompanying his own vocal effort on a "wobble board" is one of the most irritating ditties I have ever come across. It concerns a dying drover who is entrusting his possessions to a fellow stockman [stockperson?!] and specifically wants his kangaroo immobilised so it won't escape. A "sport" in Oz parlance is a sort of a "buddy" in US language. It must have made him a packet of dough though, as he can afford to live in London. Why am I going on about this I wonder...............!!@@%%^.
Basically though, anything done with taste can be very satisfying to play, with just the odd exception here and there.
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Author: Garret
Date: 2003-10-02 05:12
Brahms Sonatas
Brahms Trio
Brahms Sonatensatz for violin and piano (transcribed for clar/piano)
Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo (transcribed)
Beau Soir
Gershwin 3 Preludes
Finzi Five Bagatelles
aria #14 from the Magic Flute (Queen of the Night aria, transcribed for clar/piano)
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Sousa)
Festive Overture( Hunsberger arr. for band)
Mozart Concerto
Mozart Quintet
the list goes on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author: diz
Date: 2003-10-02 06:17
In no particular order ... but these are my desert island handful (note there is no clarinet music here - from sheer perversity)
Dvorak - Dimitrij (opera)
Nielsen - Symphony No. 4 Det Uudslukelige (The Inextinguishable)
Beethoven - "Hammerklavier" Sonata - the B flat major one, that is
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet)
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps
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Author: LeWhite
Date: 2003-10-02 11:54
Anything. As long as there is no music in front of me and no expectations, and someone to listen and enjoy.
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Author: John O'Janpa
Date: 2003-10-02 14:30
Stardust
Harbor Lights
My Buddy
That's My Desire
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Dream a Little Dream
I'll Be Seeing You
Someone to Watch Over Me
Cloudy Summer Afternoon
All by ear in whatever key is easiest.
Wow! I really am a fogey!
John
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-10-03 01:13
The first that come to mind...
Any of the Stanhope Folk Dances
Florentiner March
Arnold Sonatina
Profanation from Bernstein's Jeremiah
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Mike Blinn
Date: 2003-10-03 11:12
Duke Ellington:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Prelude to a Kiss
In a Sentimental Mood
Solitude
W.A. Mozart:
Adagio from the clarinet concerto
Leonard Bernstein:
Overture from Candide
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-10-03 14:20
Wow , I agree with every one, lots of goodies out there. Earlier our Tulsa Comm. Band struggled [but succeeded] in giving several performances of L'Arlesienne Suite #1 [one of my favs], now our cond. wishes us to play the Farandole from Suite #2. We have the score [the G. Iasilli arrmgt], but no parts, so I again am searching for a source, HELP, please. Ken K, we are improving on the Der RosenKavalier, but it is TOUGH, to do it well!! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2003-10-03 14:57
I heard someone play Sicilienne (sp?) by Faure, and I would love to learn it when I can get my hands on the music. It is beautiful.
Leonard
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2003-10-03 23:41
"Al fin te Ve" - Ernesto Lecuona
'Here's that rainy day" - Jimmy Van Heusen
Anything Stamitz...
I can muddle through most of these pieces, and they're simple enough that some of the phrases (let alone notes) sound good!
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Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 2003-10-04 05:54
For me, playing mostly in small combos, it doesn't really matter what I play. I can enjoy anything, except Golden Slippers, if I'm playing with other people who are all listening to each other (me listening, as well, of course), so we're all supporting each other. We do a lot of stuff from fake books, where you've got to make up harmonies, countermelodies, etc, yourself, and know when just to drop out. The better we all can do that the better we all sound and the more fun we have. Except Golden Slippers.
Steve Epstein
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Author: lyn
Date: 2003-10-04 22:15
Anything Dvorak, Copland, Poulenc, Hindemith......they knew how to write for the instrument.......
~L
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-10-04 23:14
DonBerger, I agree with you on the L'Arles...it brings tears to my eyes as does Stars and Stripes Forever , Semper Fi. and Danny Boy. Hooray for somebody else who likes Morning,Noon and Night in Vienna. Selections from "Martha". So little time......so many good ones......
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Author: Samantha
Date: 2003-10-05 06:07
Haven't played much, but so far I've really enjoyed the Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, specifically Movement II. Certainly not a favorite, but I suppose it was amusing to play That's the Way I Like It in this year's Labor Day parade.
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Author: Markus Wenninger
Date: 2003-10-05 08:52
Ferneyhough, La Chute d´Icare
W.O. Smith, Variants for Clarinet alone
Boulez, Domaines
Isang Yun, Riul (Version for cl)
Elliot Carter, Esprit rude/Esprit doux
None of this is "feelgood" music, I am afraid, but it feels incomparably good playing them, those pieces are what it should be like, making music.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-10-05 19:54
TKS, BobD, just re-read the thread! I recall the L'Arles first from Mich St . Concert Band 1938, as a high school senior needed to help balance out the brass!, then our local symp orch, I played that beaustful alto sax solo etc [Intermezzo?], recently our Tulsa band on B C, with that challenging [cello?] part. Fully as good as Carmen, IMHO! Am also looking for De Fledermaus Waltzes, great music. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2005-03-24 18:48
Morning, Noon, and Night in Veinna is a great one, along with Folk Dances by Shastakovich.
Steve
"If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon."
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."
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Author: Contra
Date: 2005-03-24 19:10
Let's see...
Molly on the Shore
Rolling Thunder
Malaguena
2nd Suite in F
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Author: Carol Dutcher
Date: 2005-03-24 19:16
What a great, positive post this is!
My current favorites are:
Tin Roof Blues
St. James Infirmary with a low growling clarinet (that would be me)
Apex Blues
Girl of My Dreams (um, I'm straight, just love the song)
and if I ever learn the darn thing: High Society.
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Author: Topher
Date: 2005-03-24 19:32
Concert bands:
Festive Overture by Shostakovich
Ride by Sam Hazo
Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed
Dance of the Jesters by Tchaikovski
Elfin Thuderbolt by Nancy Galbraith
Jazz Bands:
Hot Monkey Love by Gordon Goodwin
Incredible Journey by Bob Mintzer
All of these have been performed by me in the last year, and they are some of the most enjoyable pieces of music to listen to or to play. I could keep going, but these are the absolute top.
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Author: hans
Date: 2005-03-24 20:04
Almost anything by Ellington, Porter, and Gershwin.
Stardust (my #1 favourite tune)
Darktown Strutters' Ball Moonglow (love the tune, in spite of its name)
Day Dream
Someone to Watch Over Me
Solitude
Misty
Don't Get Around Much Any More
Harlem Nocturne (on alto sax)
East of the Sun
I've Got You Under My Skin
Basin Street Blues
Caravan
Old King Dooji
and many more.........
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Author: Robert Moody
Date: 2005-03-24 20:25
Ligeti - Six Bagatelles (Woodwind Quintet)
Barber - Summer Music (Woodwind Quintet)
Nielsen - Quintet (Woodwind Quintet)
Ibert - Three Pieces (Woodwind Quintet)
Stravinsky - Soldier's Tale (Violin, Clarinet & Piano)
Mozart - Quintet
Finzi - Clarinet Concerto
Brahms - Any clarinet works
Violin transcriptions.
Robert Moody
http://www.musix4me.com
Free Clarinet Lessons and Digital Library!
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Author: Vicky
Date: 2005-03-24 21:48
Blue Shades- Ticheli
Molly on the Shore- Grainger
Festive Ov- Shostakovich
Elgen A Magyar- Strauss
Suite in Eb- Holst
Four Scottish Dances- Arnold
Valdres March- Hannsen
March, Opus 99- Prokovief
Three Pieces- Stravinsky
Clarinet Concerto- Copland
I like those silly Weber Clarinet Concerto's and the Concertino
A Midsummer's Night Dream- Mendelssohn
Anything by Mendelssohn
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Author: psychotic lil clarinet girl (don't as
Date: 2005-03-24 22:07
again... for piano...
Moonlight Sonata (always a big hit)
Tchaikovsky's June:Barcarolle (The only one of the months I've played, but any of the others such as: Jan., Feb., March, April, May, July, August, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.... They're also good!)
Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach's Solfeggetio
Debussy's 1st Arabesque (although I attempted and couldn't pair triplets with eighth notes)
Chopin's Revolutionary Etude! (The one I'm currently working on)
Basically anything by Chopin! Of course, this is for piano. DON'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PIANIST/CLARINETISTS!
Oh, and the reason there are more hits on "Piece you never want to see again", is because people in general think more negatively than they do positively. It must be extremely hard to be optomistic all the time, because it's alot easier to be pessimistic.
Post Edited (2005-03-24 22:08)
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Author: lilclarinetist
Date: 2005-03-24 22:18
I like Puszta by Jan Van der Roost and Sleepers, Awake! by Bach. Both not hard pieces, but I like them anyway.
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Author: Kevin
Date: 2005-03-24 22:23
The overture to Mendelsohn's Fair Melusina has one of the most gorgeous clarinet parts I've ever had the privilege to play.
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-03-24 23:02
I love the cadenza at the beginning or Rabaud's, Solo de Concours.
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2005-03-25 01:16
Sicilliene by Faure
Klesmer music
Leonard
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Author: Bigno16
Date: 2005-03-25 02:15
Candide Suite - Bernstein
Slava! - Bernstein
Shepherd's Hey - Grainger
Canzona - Mennin
Symphony No. 6 for Band - Persichetti
My Jesus! Oh What Anguish - Bach/Reed
La Fiesta Mexicana - H. O. Reed
Variations on a Korean Folk Song - Chance
Incantation and Dance - Chance
Suite of Old American Dances - Bennett
Mannin Veen - Wood
Infinite Horizons - Cheetham
Hands Across the Sea - Sousa
His Honor - Fillmore (IF and ONLY IF it is played in ONE)
Ride - Hazo (enjoyed it until my school beat it to death)
If you don't know any of these pieces, I STRONGLY urge that you check them out, or at least obtain a recording of them. Most all of them are standard repertory and excellent band literature.
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Author: Aussiegirl
Date: 2005-03-25 07:17
Wiggles movie medley for concert band...corny but i love it! Carol from Finzis 5 bagatelles, and the first mov of Malcolm Arnold Sonatina...
and then theres those ones that i did with my clarinetties- Oompapa, and anything cute and below the break that they have fun with too.
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Author: BassClarinetGirl
Date: 2005-03-25 13:23
Anything with a bass or alto clarinet solo!
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2005-03-25 14:13
Because the bass clarinet gets to play the melody or countermelody for a large part of the piece:
- Fairest of the Fair by Sousa
- The American Dream (from "Night Visions") by James Beckel, principal trombonist for the Indianapolis Symphony (The Indiana Wind Symphony has it programmed for our next concert and apparently Mr. Beckel will be in attendance.)
and anything else where the bass clarinet has an important role.
To the Aussie who mentioned "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport", I haven't heard that tune for forty years, but as a kid it was one of my favorites here in the U.S. One of my childhood memories was playing it on the jukebox in a diner while eating breakfast. I only remember a couple of verses and occasionally find myself singing or humming it.
"Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred,
Tan me hide when I'm dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,
And that's it hanging on the shed."
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2005-03-25 16:38
I remember I liked playing Leroy Ostransky's Concertino for bass clarinet. One of the nicer pieces of music I've heard.
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Author: lilclarinetist
Date: 2005-03-25 17:39
I noticed that someone had Variations on a Korean Folksong in their list. Good choice! I forgot to mention Grand Rapids Suite by John P. Zdechlik and Concerto in G Minor by Handel.
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Author: chipper
Date: 2005-03-25 18:24
Gershwin Summertime as covered by a Dr. Michael White
and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring as played on soprano sax by Paul Winter
Unchained Melody with my wife on flute and son on guitar
and some jams with the boy.
But I sure am looking foreward to learning to play more and better.
C
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Author: bflatclarinetist
Date: 2005-03-25 19:27
In concert band I love to play:
-Pictures at an Exhition by Modest Moussorgsky
(The 2nd theme:The Hut of Baba Yaga sounds like the Jaws theme!)
and I love to play Adagio from the Clarinet Conerto by Mozart (it has helped me a lot to produce an overall clear tone in all registers).
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Author: SimpsonSaxGal
Date: 2005-03-25 19:59
Some of my favorites include:
Festive Overture-Shostakovich
Incantation and Dance-Chance
Symphony #1 "Gandalf"-De Meij
Carmina Burana-Orff
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Author: music_is_life
Date: 2005-03-25 20:02
oh I love summertime! I love just playing along to this CD (without the solo line)...I always stand up and play it for memory and jazz it up. It makes me feel at peace with music and my playing. it's like my zen. I never play it in front of people, but my mom gets compliments from the neighbors about the "wonderful clarinet playing" coming from the house.
I also like Weber's Concerto in F minor, 3rd movement...it's my theme song of the year since I have played it for most of my auditions this year (I usually mix it up more..I did play Concertino and mozart's clarinet concerto and some krommer piece and Brahms, but I have played this the most)
-Lindsie
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Author: Iplayclarinet
Date: 2005-03-25 20:15
copland concerto,
mozart- i know it gets over played, but its a great piece
english folk song suite
March Slav-Tchaik
grand duo concertant
Webers intro theme and variations
Rossini intro theme var.
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