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Author: Roxann
Date: 2015-02-02 19:42
I googled this question yesterday and got a couple of lists of serious concert pieces that feature the clarinet. The pieces listed aren't appropriate for the nursing home circuit and music-in-the-park circuit which we play. I'm wondering if any of you have suggestions more appropriate for our venues. We've played Leroy Anderson's Waltzing Cat and Leroy Anderson's Typewriter the past 2 seasons. I'm starting to look for a couple of pieces for next season and am hoping you can help. Maybe I just need to go through the "Leroy Anderson" drawer at Boise State! Does he feature the clarinet quite often? Thanks everybody for your help!
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-02-02 20:33
George Gershwin: Promenade (Walking the Dog).
And of course depending on your arranging capabilities, you can turn just about any familiar tune into something usable for a small ensemble.
One suggestion for that is to find a usable MP3 file of a tune and put it into "Finale" (I think other programs do this too). Then you pare down the essentials to the available instrumentation and VIOLA, you have music.
............Paul Aviles
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Author: derf5585
Date: 2015-02-02 21:08
Our band just got the music for "minnie the moocher"
Nice song for audience participation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq4UT4VnbE
fsbsde@yahoo.com
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Author: Kel
Date: 2015-02-03 02:04
With all the discussion of high-priced ligatures, looked to me that the US Army Band's first clarinets used three Rovners and one Luyben.
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