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Author: TheGreekDon09
Date: 2011-03-04 17:54
Suggestions on good unaccompanied pieces to play on either Bb or A? (Other than Opperman's 'Un Seul' and Stravinsky's 'Three Pieces')
Thanks,
Basil
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Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2011-03-04 21:55
Harry Freedman - Lines
2 different streamed recordings and sheet music available at:
http://www.musiccentre.ca/home.cfm
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Author: salzo
Date: 2011-03-04 23:59
Sonatine Attique
Tomasi
Parable
Persichetti
Post Edited (2011-03-05 00:00)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-03-05 00:14
The Sutermeister Capriccio is one of the best unaccomanied pieces. It's more difficult than it looks, and you need to make it sound easy.
Ken Shaw
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Author: David Niethamer
Date: 2011-03-05 00:49
Willson Osborne - Rhapsody (C.F. Peters)
Allan Blank - Diversions (Associated)
David
niethamer@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/index.html
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2011-03-05 05:06
Salzo mentioned the Persichetti Parable which I played for a jury back when I was in college in the 70s. It's an interesting piece, but difficult, and I haven't seen it mentioned much on this board.
I have a story about it that's still puzzling me even though more than thirty years have passed. About a year after I learned it, Vincent Persichetti came to our campus to guest conduct the bands. He was a very nice man, although probably not the best conductor in the world. After a rehearsal, I brought my copy of the Parable up to him, and he was very happy to sign it. He seemed to be very pleased when I told him that I had learned it and performed it. His next comment came right out of left field. "It's kind of like a pop tune," he said. He seemed to be very serious, and he said it with a perfectly straight face.
"A pop tune?" I thought. It was interesting music, but nothing like any pop tune I had ever heard. I didn't want to disagree with him because he seemed to be so nice and so sure of himself, so I nodded in agreement. Was he pulling my leg, or was he really convinced it did sound like a pop tune?
Unfortunately, I'll never know for sure.
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2011-03-05 05:37
In seriousness, the Persichetti is one of my favorite pieces for solo clarinet. It's also very inexpensive and can be found by any of the big clarinet music outlets (e.g. Luybens or Van Cott). Similar in difficulty might be Cahuzac's Arlequin (Billaudot). Also a beautiful solo piece.
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Author: genekeyes ★2017
Date: 2011-03-05 13:35
"Abyss of the Birds" for Solo Clarinet
3rd Movement of the Messian "Quartet For The End of Time"
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Author: salzo
Date: 2011-03-05 13:41
"A pop tune?" I thought. It was interesting music, but nothing like any pop tune I had ever heard. I didn't want to disagree with him because he seemed to be so nice and so sure of himself, so I nodded in agreement. Was he pulling my leg, or was he really convinced it did sound like a pop tune?"
I kind of think of the Partridge Family when I am playing it.
"Come on, get happy!"
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2011-03-05 18:38
The Partridge Family, huh? I never thought of that before! I just pulled out my copy of Parable, and I suppose, in an interesting sort of way, it just might be possible to be reminded of "Come on, get happy!"
When I played it for my jury, the woodwind faculty was generally complimentary. I still remember, though, the reaction of the bassoon professor. With a grin on his face, he asked, "So, what does it all mean?"
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