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Author: Melissa
Date: 2004-02-05 00:16
I'm playing the Intermezzo solo from First Suite for an audition into a wind orchestra and I was wondering if I should slur the notes or tongue them. I realize everyone interprets it differently but I just want to hear others opinions. Also, what else should I watch out for in this piece? If you have anything else to add about the Intermezzo solo I would love to here it. Or if you have anything to say about Molly on the Shore (the other excerpt I chose) please add your 2 cents.
Melissa
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2004-02-05 13:01
I really think articulation if well done makes a tremendous impression..all too often clarinetists choose an easy route and play everything slurred or 2 slur two tongued ....the real key is to have a unforced sound when articulating...
David Dow
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Author: LeWhite
Date: 2004-02-05 13:36
In reguard to whether it should be tongued or not, do what the music says.
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2004-02-05 18:34
I think the real key is to look at the Urtext edition certainly on any piece written before 1850....then one would be suprised that there are obvious discrepencies in different editions in terms of articulation...
a little bit of creativity will show that Mozart never intended a certain set of articulations unless it is an edition which is an Original !!
The clarinet concerto does not have an extant original edition...hence the reason why so many players choose different articulation groupings...
I think there are some really BUM editions out there with moronic articulations which make no sense...for example the Vanhal edition by Internation music is a real dud..
an unoriginal performance has its origins in the edition a player uses.
To set the ORINGINAL URTEST EDITION OF the music of Bach and Vivaldi has few markings in terms of slurs and articulation groupings...dynamics are very rarely seen in music before Mozart!
David Dow
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2004-02-06 00:55
I agree with LeWhite that you should articulate it exactly as written. Part of the audition will probably be to see how accurately you can read music. Pay attention to the accents. Use long phrases throughout -- in the section from the beginning to A and in section B, I would only breathe after a half note tied to a dotted quarter. I would recommend taking section A in one breath, and only breathing after the second dotted half note in section C. Also, be careful not to slow down at C. The tempo should be the same as the preceding sections.
BTW, I think Holst's mother would be quite astonished if it turned out her son was writing music before the 1850's. 
Sorry, can't help you with "Molly on the Shore."
Good luck with your audition.
Best regards,
jnk
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