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Author: xpedx7342
Date: 2009-12-03 01:37
I am planning to prepare this piece for our school's solo contest. Are there any suggestions as to how to prepare this piece. Also, what are your interpretations in color and attitude of the clarinet sound in this song?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-12-03 02:04
xpedx7342 wrote:
> Also, what are your interpretations in color and
> attitude of the clarinet sound in this song?
Song???
It has words??? ![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif)
...GBK
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Author: Ed
Date: 2009-12-03 14:11
You can get an excellent rendition on the CD by Jonathan Cohler.
http://ongaku-records.com/?page=Rhapsodie.html
You can hear it on the site as well. The entire CD is worth having.
I would also HIGHLY suggest finding a good teacher in your area. i am sure that it would really give you much more insight.
Good luck!
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2009-12-03 14:48
As heard on Jonathan's recording it works much better in slower tempo than Julian took it in. All the phrases can then be finished more smoothly with better connection like in bar 18th where triolas finished and cantabile dolce line begins.
I'm more into that this piece should sound lyrical and romantic rather than technically show off. Maybe in the cadenza you could be more virtuoso. But in fact the piece is only marked Allegro non troppo.
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Author: Nessie1
Date: 2009-12-03 15:22
Well, I would say that this is a big piece (in the sense of challenging but also one which makes a big impression). It calls for a lot of different technical and musical skills. You do not say whether you have a teacher but I would go along with the idea that you would get some help from one with the questions that you raise. However here are a few thoughts.
Although it is a showy piece, do give it plenty of variety in dynamics and be lyrical at the right times.
At the beginning, do make sure you double dot the quarters. Towards the end of the opening allegro there are a couple of long phrases which you
will need to prepare your breathing for.
The slow section is, of course more lyrical. When the piano takes over the melody and you have sextuplets, do bear in mind that you are accompanying the melody until you gradually build up the dynamic and come back in with the end of the melody which then fades away until you come to the cadenza.
Ah yes, the cadenza. Give your self time to breath and get round the notes. This will be better than rushing and "fluffing" some of it. Towards the end gradually get faster until you reach the top note. Things then wind down in the last few phrases.
When the piano comes back in with the version of the opening this can be quite subdued and even a little rubato until you burst in. In approach to the allegro vivo I think it is nice to take a little time between those big jumps to make the audience wonder what's going to happen.
The allegro vivo is mainly a question of fingers and working out where you can breathe (easier said than done). The bit that always worries me is the little run down in sixes near the end. Once you've done that, just be grateful that someone obviously tipped Messager off that F major was the easiest arpeggio on the clarinet.
Good luck anyway!
Vanessa.
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