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Rossini Introduction, Theme, & Variations

Author: Jeff Young
Date: 2003-05-16 01:21

I am playing this piece with my local civic band, and I have a few questions. After having worked it up for my jury for college, I know the piece pretty well, but there are a few things that I would like to change to make it sound even more impressive and flashy-Flashy things are good for outdoors concerts. Anyway, the two things that I can think of to make this piece even more flashy are:

1. The cadenza. Right now I am playing the cadenza that is written, and it is very boring. Straight chromatics. I have heard the Charlie Neidich cadenza, but I'm not a double tongue god, and can't do that...especially since I don't have it in front of me. Does anyone have any suggestions for other cadenzas?

2. Going up to the High C at the end. Basically I need to find a good way to do this. Does anyone have any ideas on what would work well? It seems that a straight G-A-B-C ending doesn't sound all that flashy. I'm not sure what else would work though. All I've heard going up to the C is just holding a G longer, and then going up to the C. So like the last couple measures would be G-Ab, G, C. Any other ideas?

Those are my two big flashy things. Technique will obviously provide some sizzle, but there's always room for more. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know!!

Thanks!!

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Re: Rossini Introduction, Theme, & Variations

Author: BARRY
Date: 2003-05-16 09:16

Cadenza:
Write your own, based on what you can do (the flashier the better) and on on or other of the themes

good luck!

barry

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Re: Rossini Introduction, Theme, & Variations

Author: msloss
Date: 2003-05-16 12:07

I believe it is out of print now, but Stoltzman did an Intro, Theme & Var on RCA that you might be able to listen to at the library. If you are looking for some ideas for flash, it is a great example of his early displays of technical prowess.

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Re: Rossini Introduction, Theme, & Variations

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-05-16 14:47

Jeff -

See my posting on the Rossini at http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=38101&t=38054. Follow the links there for additional material on the style.

The Neidich cadenza is too flashy for me, too. It works for him, but even though it's a piece written for the purpose of displaying virtuosity, for me it's too much.

On the written cadenza, you need both beauty and sweetness. It's not just a million notes. Take plenty of time and play it freely, making music as well as display out of it. Listening to recordings will help, particularly "Clarinet a l'Opera" by Alessandro Carbonare and "Clarinet at the Opera" by Sabine Meyer.

This is a display piece, and you simply have to play the high notes. Get a good fingering chart and work your way up. It helps a lot to work on octave slurs up, on the same principle as my altissimo exercise at http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=93432&t=93381 (the third time I've posted it this morning).

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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