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Author: bill28099
Date: 2004-05-12 01:30
Is there a bio on this guy anyplace? All I can find is that he wrote 416 Progessive Exercises for Clarinet and an opera by the name of Der Freischutz.
Where did he live, did he teach, why did he write exercises for clarinet?
I have his first 167 (Book 1) and the last 26 (Book 4), are books 2 (183 exercises) and 3 (40 exercises) any good? Are they included in any method books like the 167 is in Lazarus/Bellison II?
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2004-05-12 01:34
About Kroepsch I know little. But unless he (by coincedence or by brass) also wrote an opera "Der Freischutze"...that opera is by C M v Weber.
Tobin
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-05-12 02:37
Kroepsch Book 2 (183 exercises) is in Part II of Klosé ...GBK
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2004-05-12 02:58
Oh how cool, today I bought the complete Klose on a 50% off sale at Tom Lee Music in Langley (BC Canada). I haven't even opened it yet. I bought it just because I have this great teacher who is a Klose person.
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Author: CPW
Date: 2004-05-12 05:51
Here is the bio as listed in the Kugel Library in Vienna:
Kroepsch did indeed compose an opera, somewhat autobiographical......
.. Der Fritzschutz
His publisher rejected it.
Anguished by the pink slip, he emigrated to New York and openned a small resort in the Catskills which featured a deep fried meat filled dumpling appropriately known as Kroepschlach.
Before his death he did return to writing music and actually penned a hit that was eventually recorded by a brother/sister duo on one of Edison's first grammaphone cylinders..its title..........."Klose to You"
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2004-05-12 16:27
I'm still looking for a "straight" answer to my original question, where did he live and teach and why did he write exercises for clarinet? Was he a player? Was he German, Austrian, Czech? He did write "Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano on themes from Weber's "Der Freischutz"" I was confused in my original post, but that happens a lot, confusion that is.
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2004-05-12 16:29
The 416 excercises are my daily warm-ups and are really great to get the fingers and sound working!
David Dow
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-05-12 17:13
Kroepsch studied clarinet at the Vienna Conservatoire about 1820.
I am sure that Pamela Weston's books would have some biographical information...GBK
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Author: CPW
Date: 2004-05-12 17:15
Kroepsch + was + "straight"...except for that one notable indiscretion in the schvitz* after which he composed Der Freischvitz.
*steambath. literally, to sweat/perspire
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2004-05-12 18:40
Mmmmm although I was born with curiosity I wasn't born with Pamela Weston's books, could someone look him up for me. I'm with David Dow I really like these exercises, specially the first 167 which are in Lazarus II. I just got my hands on Book 4, 26 exercises, and they are longer. Played through the first one for the first time today.
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