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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2003-06-07 17:16
Hi all,
Does anybody know of a company similar to Music Minus One, that provides CD with the lead clarinet track removed?
I find MMO CDs are very inconsistent. I find the Mozart selection is very good but the Brahms quintet and sonatas are quite poor.
If you know of any other company that does the same kind of things, I would be interested to hear about it.
I welcome advertisements just send them directly to me...
Cheers,
-Sylvain
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-06-07 18:23
http://pw1.netcom.com/~dewmusic/
The seller is a good friend of mine, and I personally helped him edit the clarinet play along CD's (I "proofread" them at no charge).
He has a wider clarinet selection than Music Minus One, and the CD's are first quality. They have practice tempos and performance tempos.
For any of the lesser known repertoire he will also do a custom play along CD.
I use these with my students with great success...GBK
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Author: beejay
Date: 2003-06-07 18:41
I enjoy the Dowani series -- http://www.dowani.com -- particularly the Baermann etudes.
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Author: cyso_clarinetist
Date: 2003-06-07 19:31
There is a computer generated software. It allows you to adjust your to your own tempos. It will even follow what you are doing with a microphone. It's an amazing software. I believe brandnew it is about a hundred dollars.. Sorry I can't think of the name right now, I will get back to you on it.
Also MMO I have found the tempos to be way to slow. Especially in the Weber.. It is kind of tough to do Weber's Second Concerto's First movement at 126-132 when the tempo on the track is like 112.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2003-06-07 19:39
I think MMO's laureate series CDs are wonderful. Soloists are Harold Wright, Staley Drucker, and Jerome Bunke. They were made in 1970's inviting soloists from major US orchestras for each woodwind/brass instrument.
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Author: rbell96
Date: 2003-06-07 20:31
I agree with Beejay, the Dowani - 3 Tempi Playalongs are wonderful.
Rob
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-06-08 05:47
For most applications, I think that Dowani is about as good as it gets. Not only are there multiple speeds...there are also index marks throughout each movement.
However, the guy who does the MIDI's would allow you much more control over what you're doing.
For bigger pieces, you can also try Musik Partner from Peters Edition. I think that the web address is www.edition-peters.de/musikpartner. These are strictly accompaniments, however, and you have to buy the music separately.
Just google it...
Allen Cole
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Author: Bob Schwab
Date: 2003-06-08 18:07
I believe what Cyso Clarinetist is refering to is the SmartMusic system. Their website is www.smartmusic.com (go figure). I have never tried it, and therefore have no idea as to how well it would suit your needs, but it's obvious that their system is geared towards those who have been playing only a short while. Having said that, I have been tempted to check it out. I am far from accomplished and it's probably about my speed.
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2003-06-08 18:43
The smartmusic software is indeed tempting.
Unfotunately, it's subscription based.
You pay for a year (or a month) and then you have acess to all off their songs.
I am not sure I want to commit to this.
Also as much as the MIDI stuff is more flexible and in the case of smartmusic will even follow you, there is something about a the synthetiser sound that I can't seem to enjoy.
Thanks for all the input. I'll check the different options and will report here...
Cheers,
-Sylvain
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: Sue G
Date: 2003-06-08 19:48
Hi me again ................
The sites mentioned are good except ................not everybody wants to play only classical music !
If anyone can find or persuade a friend (?) to include on their site accompaniments for some songs that are classics I'd be delighted ! I know I'm not the only one who'd love these from the replies I've had to my posting requesting backing tracks for "easy listening" songs.
Sue
:)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-06-08 19:53
Sue G wrote:
> If anyone can find or persuade a friend (?) to include on their
> site accompaniments for some songs that are classics I'd be
> delighted !
Very few songs that are "classics" are out of copyright; therefore, you're not going to find many sites that will have them.
The latest songs legally available would be from the 1920s ... even "Happy Birthday" still falls under the copyright laws ...
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.htm
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-06-08 20:09
. . . and all the good ones from the 20's have had their copyrights renewed! :-\
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-06-08 20:33
Benni wrote:
> . . . and all the good ones from the 20's have had their
> copyrights renewed! :-\
Unless they were published prior to 1923 ...
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Author: Bob Schwab
Date: 2003-06-09 02:52
I know this isn't exactly what was asked about but I did come across a nifty piece of software that will enable you to play a CD track or MP3 file at varying speeds. It will also transpose and loop segments so you can practice along with a recording. I thought it was worth mentioning. The website is www.ronimusic.com.
Bob Schwab
Buffalo, NY motto: "The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest minds." -Anonymous
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-06-09 02:57
If you want popular music, I believe that Hal Leonard experimented with some midi accompaniments which they called "Ram Jams." Might be worth googling.
Allen Cole
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Author: larryb
Date: 2003-06-09 19:26
Many years ago, Savoy records released a record: on one side Gigi Gryce playing alto with an amazing trio of Oscar Pettiford (bass), Duke Jordan (piano) and I believe it's Kenny Clarke on drums. The flip side was just the trio playing accompanyment. Some of the classics on the record are: Some times I'm Happy and Out of Nowhere, as well as Jordan's composition of Jordu.
If you can find it, it's great to play along with.
Also, Charlie Parker used to play along with records (Benny Goodman, June Clark) - and he recorded himself doing so. What would be so bad about playing the Mozart quintet with Harold Wright or Leopold Wlach - it would be good ear training trying to stay in tune too
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