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Author: Curinfinwe
Date: 2009-06-25 00:35
I'm playing the second clarinet part of the Sorcerer's Apprentice with the provincial youth orchestra, and one part in particular I'm having difficulties with. There's one part where the music leaps an octave, from a one the first ledger line above the staff to the altissimo one. The regular fingering I use for high A, which is overblowing an altissimo E, doesn't speak quickly enough for this, and the fingering is quite tricky. Any suggestions?
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-06-25 01:38
Also you can try only closing the third finger for your high A instead of the 2nd and 3rd, as in overblowing the high E. If that fails check my fingering chart on my website for an alternate. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-06-25 02:03
Play the high A with the standard fingering:
TR oxx / ooo (F#/C#)
But for a quicker response and a little higher pitch, add the RH 1st finger on the side Eb/Bb key
Thus: TR oxx (Eb/Bb) / ooo (F#/C#)
...GBK
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Author: TonkaToy
Date: 2009-06-25 13:30
Curinfinwe,
Everyone has given you great advise about fingerings. I just wanted to add that you should consider yourself fortunate to be playing Sorcerer's Apprentice now in your youth orchestra. Sorcerer's Apprentice is one of those pieces they never tell you about. I studied with working orchestra clarinetists for 8 years, and worked on excerpts every lesson and was never asked to prepare this piece. I never once saw it on an audition list. The first time I ever saw the part was the first week at my first job in an orchestra. One rehearsal for a family concert. Sorcerer's Apprentice is really hard. It's like a tidal wave. It comes fast and furious and never lets up.
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