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Author: Anne
Date: 2000-02-04 21:43
where can I get a collection, like maybe a book with various orchestral excerpts for clarinet? and I need them fast.... does this sort of book exist, like with Beetoven 6th, Kodaly dances of Galanta,Medelssohn sherzo, Rimsky-Korsakov capriccio Epagnole...ect... or so I have to order everything seperatly...thanks for your help!
Anne
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Author: Daniel
Date: 2000-02-05 00:10
The two primary books or collections of books are the Bonade Orchestral Excerpts and the IMC series (10 volumes).
The Bonade has many of the standard excerpts and is very readily available (published by LeBlanc, I believe) and isn't very expensive.
The IMC series is about $12 per book and a few volumes (6 and 8, I think are still out of print) This series has the standards dispersed througout most of the volumes with many other excerpts you don't see as often.
The only problem with both excerpt books is that they are abound with errors. The best choice would be to buy the individual parts. Many of the major symphonies, like all the Beethoven, Tchaik, Brahms, Mozart, etc. can be bought in single volumes for each composer from Alfred.
Also there's a new book compiled by the late Peter Hadcock's estate that contains many of the important excerpts with discussions on them. I've heard it's a great book for the rest of it's content as well. But I haven't had a chance to buy it, as I believe it's rather expensive.
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Author: Gary Van Cott
Date: 2000-02-06 05:41
Also there's a new book compiled by the late Peter Hadcock's estate that contains many of the important excerpts with discussions on them. I've heard it's a great book for the rest of it's content as well. But I haven't had a chance to buy it, as I believe it's rather expensive.
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This book is The Working Clarinetist. The price is $39.95. You can find a description of it on the Clarinet Books and More web site at:
http://www.vcisinc.com
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Author: Tim
Date: 2000-02-07 21:27
The Bonade book is probably the best deal for the money. It has most of the major works in a single volume plus it has (limited) interpretation notes. Unfortunately, the Kodaly "Dances" doesn't seem to be any of the standard collections that I'm familiar with (I haven't looked at the Peter Hadcock book for Bb, only his fine Eb excerpt book), so you may have to order this separately.
If you are just getting these to study, excerpts are a great introduction to the symphonic literature, but if you are auditioning for position in an orchestra, buy the full parts. Several publishers and dealers sell individual parts for reasonable prices. If you are serious at all about symphonic literature, begin a collection of full parts as soon as possible, and include all parts, not just 1st.
If you are trying to learn these on your own, you MUST take the time to become aware of what is going on in the rest of the orchestra. Though a score is nice, a good recording of each of the pieces is essential. Listen to all that is going on and how the clarinet fits in.
A general audition rule is to be prepared to play the excerpt at any tempo or style, depending on the taste of the auditoner. Be careful of the key of the piece, sometimes they throw in a piece for C clarinet just to see if you can transpose. Don't assume you can play the part without transposition (unless you happen to have a C horn) just because you are playing by yourself.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2000-02-08 23:47
Anne wrote:
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where can I get a collection, like maybe a book with various orchestral excerpts for clarinet? and I need them fast.... does this sort of book exist, like with Beetoven 6th, Kodaly dances of Galanta,Medelssohn sherzo, Rimsky-Korsakov capriccio Epagnole...ect... or so I have to order everything seperatly...thanks for your help!
Anne
Anne -
An uncommonly fine group of responses so far. For my rant on the subject, see <A HREF=http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?id=2618>http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?id=2618<A>
I think the Kodaly is still under copyright, so the only way to get the Galanta solo is to buy the part or borrow it from someone. If you're in college, the orchestra library probably contains the piece and you can check out the 1st clarinet part. At least when the first volumes of the McGinnis/Drucker excerpt series were published, Ravel's Daphnis & Chloe was still under copyright, and tattered copies of the wildly difficult opening circulated among ambitious players.
At a master class several years ago, Anthony Gigliotti said that audition committees were well aware of the many typographic errors in the McGinnis/Drucker books and deliberately watched for them, and also called for passages not in the books.
Still, your teacher will probably want you to get the books, which vary in availability. I suggested some sources in my earlier posting. Luyben sometimes has used copies. But try to get the complete parts from your library, too, or buy them if you can afford to.
If you don't already subscribe to The Clarinet magazine, you're missing some excellent articles on performance. In the most recent issue, Lawrence McDonald had a long and illuminating article on the Martinu Sonata, and Ed Palanker (bass clarinet in Baltimore) has written a superlative series of articles, on both bass clarinet solos and orchestral auditions.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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