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Author: murmuration
Date: 2005-02-06 04:33
hi all,
I've searched the databases and can't seem to come up with the answer to my question. I am preparing a recital and as an opener I'm playing Cavallini's Adagio e Tarantella. I learned the piece last year from an edition borrowed from my professor; I was shocked to discover, upon ordering my own edition, that the two are extremely different, though obviously the same piece. I was wondering, can anyone tell me which came first? I originally played off the Kjos edition, which was arranged by George Waln. Now I have the Ricordi edition, "revised by" Alamiro Giampieri. My tendency is to think that the Kjos edition is the more correct of the two (the Ricordi seems a little too hokey to me in places, there are some things that just don't fit), but that could be because I learned it first. Does anyone have any insight about this piece? and, while I'm at it, does anyone know its composition date? I can't seem to find that anywhere, either.
Thanks so much!
-- jess
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Author: clarinetmajr
Date: 2005-02-06 05:18
If this helps at all, I think the Kjos-Waln edition is edited to exclude certain sections. The other edition would be the piece in its entirety. I'd go with the second edition for a performance. I know that it is a little bit of a hokey piece but if you get into the spirit of it, its really fun to play!
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-02-06 05:48
There are several mistakes in the Kjos version. I don't have it in front of me right now, but I remember between 2 and 3 pretty glaring ones.
The long version would be the original and the short the edited one. Hans Rudolph Stalder has a very good recording of it. (he was Paul Meyer's teacher)
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-02-06 06:36
As stated above, the longer version of the Cavallini is the original. The Ricordi and the Cundy-Bettoney editions are similar, with the Ricordi having the more consistant articulation patterns.
You will find a number of difference, between the ones cited above and the less expensive Kjos edition (arranged by Waln) - most notably the Kjos edition omits the the first 17 measures of the Adagio as well as the occasional octave echo passages in the Tarantella.
In New York, for the NYSSMA solo competition The Adagio and Tarantella is a Level 5 solo. The required performance edition is the Cundy-Bettoney.
At least once a year a student arrives at NYSSMA to play the Adagio and Tarantella, and has the Kjos edtion. Sadly, the student is told that the edition is not acceptable. They may still play what they have prepared, but their performance is not scored.
There is no excuse for a student playing from the wrong edition and the private instructor or school music teacher should be held accountable for not carefully checking the manual...GBK
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Author: earlthomas
Date: 2005-02-07 03:43
The version in en Armato's "The REcital Clarinetist" is very much OK. There's a David Hite version published by Souhern Music. The Ricordi?Giamperi (sp?) is also quite OK if you like "ginger-gread style decor". I never thought the piece to be a very valueable addition to the clarinet repertoire, but that's just my opinon - it has lots of company. Playing it with the Band accompaniment can be kind of "fun", he sniffed, hautily.
Post Edited (2005-02-07 03:46)
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