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Author: Clarinetist
Date: 2004-03-27 19:31
Hi guys! Would you happen to know what grade is the weber`s first concerto. I´m curious to know, because I will soon start to practise it. Thanks already!
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Author: Meri
Date: 2004-03-27 20:04
It's at the ARCT (Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto), the highest level available.
Meri
"There is a difference between being flat and sounding in tune, and being in tune but sounding flat. The first I can live with; the second I cannot."
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Author: davor
Date: 2004-03-27 20:09
If 1st Weber is the highest level available, then the 2nd, Spohrs, Nielsen and French 20th century concertos must be higher than highest available.
Greetings to Canadians
Davor
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Author: Emily
Date: 2004-03-28 07:41
RCM grades are silly and inconsistant. Just try playing the music.
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Author: Clarinetist
Date: 2004-03-28 07:49
Yeah...I know that those are stupid, but I just had to know how difficult the piece really is.
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2004-03-28 08:36
How do you measure difficulty of music?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
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By actually playing the piece, or even hearing someone else play it, you'll get a far better indication of how hard it is than a grading system can provide.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Clarinetist
Date: 2004-03-28 09:35
I think, that the grade system`s meaning is to give people somekind of an idea about how difficult the piece is technically. I know that by grades you can´t judge the musical side.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-03-28 13:34
Yes the dificulty isn't ABSOLUTE, since some people would find certain aspects about playing easier than others, but it's just a guideline. Meaning attempting this piece if you're a beginner would probably not bring great results. However attempting it after years of training, and if you can successfully play the pieces listed in the grades below it, and you'll have a much better shot at a good performance.
Alexi
Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2004-03-28 20:54
The UK exams include it at grade 8, implying it is of comparable technical difficulty to the Mozart concerto, or the Brahms Eb Sonata, or the Messager Solo de Concours (omitting cadenza). Grade 8 is the technical level expected of new entrants to a conservatoire.
Notice that I say TECHNICAL difficulty. Musical difficulty may be another matter.
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