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Author: Melissa
Date: 2007-06-19 23:14
Next year I'm playing a recital and I'm in search of a second piece to go along with Copland's Concerto. I want something a bit jazzy and modern but haven't come up with anything spectacular that I want to play. I did hear this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbx-Au9TjdI) on youtube and thought it sounded interesting but I couldn't find any sheet music. Does anyone know if there's sheet music available online or if there's another piece of music that you would recommend?
Thank-you!
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2007-06-19 23:19
Why do you want another jazzy and modern piece along with the Copland concerto ? Why not something very modern like pieces by Peter Maxwell Davies? Can get them from www.juneemerson.co.uk
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Author: Melissa
Date: 2007-06-19 23:35
It doesn't have to be both, either/or is fine; I guess I was unclear. Really though, I might not even go with another modern piece. My friend and I (we are doing a joint recital) haven't decided on a theme or anything yet. Right now we're just messing around thinking of ideas. I know he really wants to play Steve Reich's New York Counterpoint by recording himself and then performing over top of all the parts. That's why I was thinking something else modern but we could always do something like the "two ends of the clarinet spectrum" and do something classical. I really have no idea.
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Author: Michael P
Date: 2007-06-20 02:37
You could try Mendelsohn's Concertpiece No. 2. It features two clarinets for the whole 2 movements and it's not that difficult, but sounds good. It was written for Carl Baerrman and his son to play together.
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Author: musicman83
Date: 2007-06-20 03:52
here's a few jazzy and modern pieces:
Bernstein - Sonata (clarinet and piano)
Morton Gould - Benny's Gig - (clarinet and string bass)
Artie Shaw - Concerto for clarinet (clarinet and piano although intended for clarinet with a big band)
The Artie Shaw concerto is an amazing piece, however it is difficult and harder to learn in my opinion compared to the other two. Benny's Gig is an suite of eight short pieces that are semi-jazzy in nature and are moderately hard to learn. However, they require a string bass player. The Bernstein Sonata is also moderate difficulty wise. Bernstein is my favorite modern composer and the sonata is fun to play and to listen to. Bernstein was good freinds with Copland and had (I believe) he studied composition with Copland, so of these three I think the Bernstein would probably be the way to go as a second piece to play at the same recital as the Copland Concerto.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2007-06-20 04:04
David Blumberg has identified the piece you heard as one of the Kovacs, "Hommages" (in this case to De Falla). The work is published (Edition Darok) and in print. I don't find it at SheetMusicPlus but both Luybens and Jeanne list it in their catalogs. It isn't cheap. With shipping, it will probably cost a little less than $40. For this, you should get 9 works for solo clarinet, which can be performed individually or in groups. One (or more) of Piazzolla's "Tango Etudes" for solo clarinet might also work.
A work with piano that might fit your bill (and, judging from relatively recent issues of "The Clarinet" one that has been popular on College recitals lately) is the Horovitz "Sonatine." For something that has not been performed as frequently, you might consider one of Gary Schocker's two sonatas. If you want something a bit shorter, perhaps one of the two "Pocket-Size Sonatas" by Alec Templeton.
FWIW, others may disagree but I don't think the Artie Shaw "Concerto" works very well in piano reduction -- and you need a tom tom for a significant section. Bernstein would be a logical fit, though.
Best regards,
jnk
Post Edited (2007-06-20 04:12)
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