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Author: txyall
Date: 2003-10-03 01:10
Hello. I'm playing the Eb Clarinet part to "Sensemaya" with my university wind ensemble. I would like to know if anyone here can confirm that the first entrance with the Piccolo and Trumpet is printed incorrectly? The part is printed as being a half stop higher than the Picc and Trumpet in the orchestral and wind ensemble scores; which of course would make it quite painful to play and hear. However, I've been told that it should be unison. I thought it was strange that it would be misprinted in both the orchestral and wind ensemble scores. Therefore, I thought I would confirm that it's supposed to be unison, and not intentionally painful. If you can provide any insight, please reply via my person email: txyall@mac.com
Thanks for your time and consideration.
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Author: gourd_1033
Date: 2003-10-03 13:59
Here's your problem. As many composers wrote for clarinet in D, Eb players have to transpose the part down a half step. Simply transpose it down a halfstep and I think you'll have no trouble. The part is written in D.
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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2003-10-03 20:08
I have been playing this piece in a Mexican orchestra for 20 years. You have to remember that Revueltas was a real drunkard so chances are that he was either drunk, hungover, or trying to dry out whenever he was composing. Accordingly, his music is full of crazy stuff and mistakes.
There are 2 versions of Sensemaya-the first for a small orchestra and the second for a large one. I haven't seen the original version and don't know how he handled the solo you are talking apart. Maybe someone else can comment on this.
In the version you are playing, I believe that the eefer should play as written-a half-step off from the other solo instruments. Some conductors say that this is an example of an unsuccessful experiment and ask you to play in unison with the others. I like to play this without blasting. I try to blend with the others so that it sounds very weird but in such a way that no one can tell what is going on. If the violins start turning around and staring but can't focus in on the eefer as the source of the dissonance you've got the right volume.
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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2003-10-03 20:13
I don't think the part was written for D clarinet. I've played a lot of Revueltas and he didn't use D clarinet in any other piece. He never even used A clarinet that I know of. I think that someone else added this indication to the score because they were afraid of the dissonance. Or maybe Silvestre was just loaded and made a mistake.
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