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Author: Jacqueline
Date: 2007-06-21 07:31
John Williams has done it again...does anyone know how I could get my hands on that fantastic clarinet piece in the film The Terminal! It is great! The film is quite sweet too so if you haven't seen it, do - even if it's just for the music!
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2007-06-21 10:57
The clarinet part and piano reduction are available in a nice glossy cover with a touching memo from Williams about the clarinetist, Emily Bernstein, who died of cancer at a young age shortly after recording the soundtrack.
I got my copy at a local music store, but I am sure it is available online. Perhaps Gary Van Cott** or Sheetmusic* plus can help here.
The music is a nice Russian-like motif, Klezmeresque in style, with lots of room to schtick it up, and a fun cadenza well into the altissimo.
Edit....I found 2 sources. Here, and I do not have any commercial connections with either source, but both have given me excellent service in the past.
*http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?item=7465039&cart=339139813211338504
**http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetmusicpiano.htm scroll down the page to Williams and there it is, with a "new" item tag on it.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
Post Edited (2007-06-21 15:03)
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Author: Brenda ★2017
Date: 2007-06-22 20:16
Just be prepared..."Viktor's Tale" can be challenging, you'll need alternate fingerings and a good understanding of rhythms. It's not for beginners. But it's so neat to play if you give in and allow yourself to enjoy it!
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Author: Jacqueline
Date: 2007-06-26 13:14
Excellent thanks for the great info. I'm really going to enjoy getting stuck into this one!
:)
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2007-06-26 15:42
Make sure to give it that Eastern European/ Russian lilt....think Prokovieff's Hebrew themes (or Tevya singing 'if I were a rich man') while playing it, and you are on the right track.
Superficially it looks more difficult than what it really is. The notes fall into place after a while, and the cadenza is logical.
It also sounds good at a slower speed as well as fast, so you can have fun practising it slowly, and then build up.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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