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Author: diz
Date: 2004-03-08 20:06
Interesting post about transcriptions (Bach et certera). It seems that clarinetists are rather open to expanding their repertoire in such a manner.
If you known any budding composers who are open to being guided ... just approach them and ask for a work to be written. As a composer and performer I'm slowly forming a pleasant alliance with a group of charming Canadian clarinetists who are very open to my work.
Gone are the days when you were seen as being "not in" by writting harmonically beautifully music. I certainly think original compositions are great and there's not enough new music for clarinet around.
It might mean you spending some time explaining the tricky problems with the clarinet's unfortunate design (think the break) to composers who've had not experience ... well worth the effort in my book.
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2004-03-08 21:41
As a budding composer, I must absolutely endorse this opinion. There are few things as helpful as being given a tour of an unfamiliar instrument. It allows you to write better and more idiomatically. Getting an orientation for french horn from a friend lately, as well as my first try at writing for strings, made me realize just how much I've taken for granted as a clarinetist. It only seems natural that non-clarinetists would similarly overlook subtle differences that determine whether a piece is unnecessarily difficult.
As a composer, one of the most difficult things to do is finding someone to play your music. I would definitely be very receptive to anyone who approaches me, and I think most composers would agree. Whether or not it's a long piece or a "masterwork" shouldn't matter initially, but rather it's the relationship, which is win-win for everyone (unless you absolutely can't stand the music).
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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