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Author: clarinet87
Date: 2003-06-26 23:17
I'm interested in auditioning for a youth symphony orchestra. Part of the requirement for the audition is to play a prepared piece that is slow and expressive. Last time I played the 2nd movement of Mozart's Concerto for Clarinet, but my teacher said that was too well known.
Does anyone have any suggestions for an audition piece (slow & expressive)?
Thanks
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-06-26 23:55
There's a very nice movement in the Brahms 2. I don't have a copy at the moment, so I can't tell you which (does it have 3 movements or 4?) I've only heard it, not played it, so I don't know how it sounds without piano accompaniment.
Also try Weber I, movement 2, but only if your throat Bb is solid (see the 4th measure)
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2003-06-27 00:09
The first part of the Copland would be really nice... It's quite difficult, so it depends on your abilities. Played well though, it's really impressive.
A couple other suggestions
Fantasy Pieces, mov. 1 - Schumann
Concerto No. 1, mov. 2 - Spohr
Sonata No. 1, mov. 2 - Brahms (I think this is the one EEBaum is referring to).
I hope these suggestions help
Don
theclarinetist@yahoo.com
PS - I'm sure there are a ton more pieces that would be great, I just can't think of them all. Hopefully others can chime and in fill in the massive holes I left!! = )
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-06-27 01:29
Not the one I was referring to, but a nice suggestion in its own right. The Brahms I suggested might be a tad too fast for a slow, expressive piece anyways
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: moose6589
Date: 2003-06-27 01:39
just wondering, what's wrong with the mozart? yes, it's well known, very well known, but why is that a bad thing? it's still a good movement.
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-06-27 02:29
If something is extremely well known, people have the tendency to be pickier when they hear the slightest thing that isn't the same as what they expect to hear.
-Alex
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2003-06-27 05:18
i agree EEBaum. that's why i didn't play the mozart for this exam i had a few years ago too.
does the piece have to be from a certain period? i would play the hindemit sonata. the third part is the slow one. but that's only if you are into modern music.
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Author: ALOMARvelous12
Date: 2003-06-27 15:25
Stravinsky - Three Pieces, Number. 1
Saint Saens - Sonata, Mvt 1 or 3
Debussy - Premiere Rhapsody
Poulenc - Sonata, Mvt. 2
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2003-06-28 02:09
The Stravinsky's slow but I wouldn't call it an ideal vehicle for expression.
Have you considered the 2nd movement of the Finzi Concerto? Almost no one has ever heard of it but it's very beautiful. The Copland's good but you have to have really smooth intervals to pull it off.
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Author: R13A
Date: 2003-06-28 03:01
Osborne......Rhapsody for unaccompanied clarinet
Donald Martino........a set for clarinet
Egon Wellesz .......Suite for Clarinet Solo
William Smith ......Five Pieces for Clarinet
You will find numerous pieces (solo, with piano, with orchestra, etc) listed in Opperman's book.....Repertoire for clarinet
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David Pino's book......The Art of Clarinet Playing.
d
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-06-28 08:59
Ah, the Poulenc is very nice, one of my favorite slow movements, though I'd almost consider it a piano-clarinet duet, rather than clarinet with piano accompaniment. Without accompaniment, I wouldn't play it for an audition.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Jerry McD.
Date: 2003-06-28 12:44
I would recommend the 2nd movement of Weber's Grand Duo Concertant. It is technically rather simple (like the Mozart) but very operatic and a good vehincle to show your expressive playing abilities.
Jerry McD.
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