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Author: bobmi74
Date: 2003-07-17 03:07
Does anyone know of any clarinet solo pieces kinda like Rossinni's Theme and Variations for Clarinet? Kinda like the stuff Wynton Marsalis plays. Like Grand Russian Fantasia and that sort. Not a concerto, but....a feature....i guess. I really don't know how to describe it. Hehe. Oh well, thaks if you can understand what I"m saying and can respond.
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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2003-07-17 04:22
Weber Concertino - Similar in style and form to the Rossini, a little bit easier (I would say).
When you say "Like Rossini..." do you mean the format (one movement show piece, with orchestra) or do you mean the style (compositional period)? There are lots of neat one movement pieces that are technically demanding, but many are with piano or more modern than a Rossini would be. If pieces like that are options, then there are many more suggestions available to you! Let me know
dh
theclarinetisT@yahoo.com
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2003-07-17 14:18
I'm guessing that you're looking for a showy one movement piece that involves chromatic scales, fast arpeggios and such.
Bassi, Fantasy on Rigoletto
Cahuzac, Variation d'un theme de pays d'oc (I think that title's right)
Sarasate, arr. Opperman, Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
Jeanjean, Carnival of Venice
Look at the music on Robert Spring's CD Dragon's Tongue and Sabine Meyer's A Night at the Opera. I think the latter is out of print in the US; I got it in Montreal.
You should play violin; the violin repertoire has an absolutely inexhaustible supply of this sort of music (Paganini, Sarasate, Ernst, Vieuxtemps, Wieniawski and so on). In my opinion, a little bit of it is entertaining and fun but too much makes you feel like you just ate a whole vat of whipped cream. Sweet, but no substance.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2003-07-17 14:19
It sounds to me like what you're describing is "salon music," showy pieces, often relatively short (though that doesn't fit the Rossini) -- opera paraphrases, works with titles like "Miami Moon," "Miami Waltz," "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep," test pieces for the Paris Conservatory, etc. Cahuzac's works tend to be in this category. Also Kalliwoda's "Morceau de Concert." There have been a number of collections published over the years. Perhaps the best currently available collection is a book called "16 Grand Solos de Concert" published by Southern Music Co. Also, Richard Stoltzman has edited a couple of collections based on works he has recorded. They are easy to find.
My all-time favorite in this category, however, is an old collection published by Carl Fischer "A Repertoire for Clarinetists" compiled by "A. R. Ranger" (I kid you not!) Long out of print, I have seen it on eBay a few times. (Make sure you get the piano part.)
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: bobmi74
Date: 2003-07-17 20:09
I mean the one movement show pieces. They kinda have different sections in it, like start fast, get slow, then fast for the finish. so uneducated-sounding. Oh well. But yeah, the one movement. I am just trying to expand my music collection and I love listening to those. If I find one that's not TOO hard, I might even try it. I've looked at the Carnival of Venice. That's a nightmare near the end. I only looked at it in a trumpet book though, so i don't know if a clar. arrangemtn would be different. you know, minus the tripple tongueing. I'll look for all this stuff ya'll hae given me, and see what i find. Thank you all!!
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Author: rbell96
Date: 2003-07-18 21:08
Weiner: Peregi Verbunk.
Good showpiece. Lies easy under the fingers.
Rob
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