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Author: J-MB
Date: 2019-01-26 23:29
My teacher gave me the option of either solo de concours (Rabuad or Messager) to use for my next solo and probably my college auditions which are far away but he wants to start pieces now, I’m using this piece for an audition this fall as well. I like messager because it’s technical and so fun to play but I also like Rabaud because it’s dramatic and dark and fun at the end. I’m not sure which one would be “better” for an audition for a band/orchestra setting because we hold our auditions in the fall for our youth honors ensmebles for our area.
Thank you, Justin Brown
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-01-27 02:50
Both are pretty technical in their own way. Personally I like the Rabaud for the meaty opening slow section. But you should choose the one that satisfies you more since you may be living with it for awhile.
...................Paul Aviles
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Author: J-MB
Date: 2019-01-27 18:36
So you think they’ll both be equally as successful in auditions? I’m just not sure which one to choose since they’re so different.
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2019-01-28 09:21
Equally successful as long as they're performed equally well. :-)
Within reason, it's not the piece that is going to make or break your audition (unless one of the judges flubbed the one you chose in high school after practicing until fingers bled and the embouchure cramped up and never wants to hear it again) it's how well, technically and musically, you play the one you choose.
Play the one you like the most!
B.
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2019-01-28 09:58
I prefer the Messager. Seems to have more variation and that great cadenza. I like the Rabaud too, but the fireworks come at the beginning, though the end is quite animated. Anyone knowing where to get a Band arrangement for the Messager please let me know. We tried to find it a few years ago and I played the Rabaud instead.
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Author: J-MB
Date: 2019-01-29 19:06
Are there any other pieces you could recommend? As someone that has studied the 3rd movement of the Mozart which piece (s) do you guys think would be a good best piece for an audition?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-01-29 22:17
That is a loaded question.
For example, one that is asked for on some Washington D.C. military band auditions (at least in part) is the Weber Concertino. Marcellus actually referred to it as his favorite piece for clarinet. But may not be technical enough (or musically expository enough) for some juries. That said, when Larry Combs won his position with the Chicago Symphony he used the Weber First clarinet concerto.
If you're going into a situation where there is no accompanist provided it may make more sense to use a piece written to be unaccompanied such as the Stravinsky Three Pieces or Sutermeister Capriccio.
Then if you have a really good accompanist and are up for more of a "French" challenge, the Debussy Premiere Rhapsody is one of the very best solos for clarinet (if you're into tonal music that is).
So much good repertoire to chose from, so little time. I like your teacher's options.
..................Paul Aviles
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Author: davyd
Date: 2019-01-30 01:37
Tom H: The Chatfield Music Lending Library has an arrangement of the Messager piece with band, arranged by Jack Snavely, published in 1967. They call themselves a "lending" library, but they charge rental fees. There's no guarantee as to how good a shape their set will be in. But it's worth a try.
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