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Solo Parts for sonatas/concertos

Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2003-06-09 01:16

Hello! I recently ordered the solo part (only... no piano) of the Nielsen Concerto off www.sheetmusicplus.com for only 5 dollars! I was really lucky to find such a deal, since I had been wanting to buy it but didn't want to spend the entire 50 dollars (give or take) for the entire thing. There are several clarinet pieces for which would like to have the solo parts (for the sake of studying them), but don't really plan on performing anytime soon, so buying just the solo part is a great option for me. I was wondering if anyone knew of any other Solo Part Only pieces available out there? Any help would be great.

Don
theclarinetist@yahoo.com

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Re: Solo Parts for sonatas/concertos

Author: William
Date: 2003-06-09 01:44

I would recommend buying the entire work while the price is still affordable. I am glad that while I was in college (in the 60's) I bought just every sonata, etude book or concerto (lots of Leduc French publications) that the Gordon Wright Book Store offered. I often paid no more than $5--which at that time was expensive, but I am glad I did it.

Prices will only go up later....................

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Re: Solo Parts for sonatas/concertos

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-06-09 16:18

Don -

You'll certainly have to go into a paractice room to work out the knotty parts in the solo part of the Nielsen Concerto. However, more than almost any concerto, the Nielsen is intimately intertwined with the orchestra, particularly the snare drum. It's impossible to learn it, or give even a rudimentary performance, without knowing exactly what's going on elsewhere.

For me, this is true even for pieces with rudimentary accompaniments, since the accompaniment, at the very least, lays down the harmony, which you need to understand to know how the phrases are shaped. With the Nielsen, it's essential that you pay the freight and get the piano reduction. Then go to the wonderful material on this board at http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/Nielsen.html and http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/NielsenNotes.html to fix the typos and learn what it's all about.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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