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Leslie Bassett Soliloquies

Author: Rachel
Date: 2004-05-05 03:51

I am attempting to play this piece at the moment, but there are a couple of things I'm unsure of.
1. Tempi- I'm pretty sure that the tempos I'm doing are correct, but would like to know what speed it should be played just so I can be sure I'm doing it right.
2. Resonance trills- I know what they are, but I've never been taught how to do them.
3. That thick wiggly arrow thing in the (third?) movement- what IS it?
Thanks

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Re: Leslie Bassett Soliloquies

Author: Markus Wenninger
Date: 2004-05-06 18:51

Sounds pretty contemporary to me, is this composition New Music? If so, I´d be interested to own that score as well, "resonance trills" is an anvantgarde technique, and "wiggly things" attract me immensely...
Markus [rotate]

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Re: Leslie Bassett Soliloquies

Author: Bradley Wong
Date: 2004-05-06 22:08

This is an excellent piece, and should be played more often.

1) Tempos: Generally if a composer does not indicate a metronome marking, they are leaving it to the performer to choose something appropriate, given his/her interpretation. What tempo allows you to play the first movement in a style that is "Fast, aggresive, driving, dramatic" (and technically secure).

2) Resonance trills: These are timbral trills, a quarter step either up or down. For the first one (C# above the staff), try trilling with the right pinky. Using the E-flat key raises the pitch, the C# key lowers it. As is the case with "normal" trills, the speed and intensity of the trill should be appropriate to the music, so the resonance trills in the second movement ("Flowing, singing") would be slower and more melodic than those in the first movement.

3) "Thick wiggly arrow thing": This is relatively standard notation indicating that you continue the pattern ad libitum (the written E-D#-F-D#) before ending on the F.

Let us all know how you do, especially if you give a performance.

Brad Wong
Professor of Clarinet
Western Michigan University

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Re: Leslie Bassett Soliloquies

Author: Rachel
Date: 2004-05-07 00:27

Brad,
Thank you. You've just confirmed that I was doing the resonance trills properly. Also I thought the wiggly arrow thing would be something like that.
I am thinking of playing it at an exam towards the end of the year, so I'll see how it goes then. At the moment I'm just trying to get the notes under my fingers.

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Re: Leslie Bassett Soliloquies

Author: claripearl
Date: 2012-01-11 18:22

Hi Brad,

Can you tell me what the notation on the last note of mvmt. II means?

Thanks!
James

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