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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2005-07-17 22:56
A friend (musician) has asked me to play a solo piece (preferrably modern) for his wedding. Besides Stravinsky, any ideas? I can't really think what would fit into a wedding ceremony??!
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Author: NewyorkPhiljeek
Date: 2005-07-17 23:44
How about Artie Shaws Concerto for Clarinet or one of Gershwins Preludes?
Post Edited (2005-07-17 23:47)
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Author: Carol Dutcher
Date: 2005-07-18 00:14
I have been asked to play in a band at a Lithuanian wedding at the end of July. They have hired our dixieland band. This could be very interesting, to say the least.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-07-18 03:16
How about Elton John's "The Bitch is Back" ....GBK
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2005-07-18 04:12
Wedding music is usually vocal, and conveys all sorts of the typical sentiments of the occasion. Hapily, the clarinet sounds quite good playing these sorts of things, and in the hearing, the guests who have heard them so many times are reminded of the words, and all of the usual emotions flow!
Over the years of this board, the topic has been covered many times. (I've posted many times.) So a search should bring some suggestions. Also, any decent music store will have a rack of books of wedding music.
If the ceremony is religous, there is probably additional music from that tradition that could be considered.
I can't imagine a solo from the 20th century "serious" clarinet works that would fit into a wedding.
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Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2005-07-18 04:22
In the volume entitled "The Richard Stoltzman Songbook" (published by Carl Fischer), there are several light contemporary songs by Bill Douglas which I think are appropriate for weddings.
Three ("Begin Sweet World", "Infant Dreams", and "Lullaby") are lyrical, brief, easy for the listener to grasp, and easy for the instrumentalist if you have your legato and intonation under control. Clarinet keys (tonality) are C, G, and Eb, respectively. Accompaniments are easy.
There are two other titles in that vein -- "Morning Song" (an *aubade* -- always good for a wedding) and "Open Sky". They're a little less directly melodic than the first three, but still accessible to the listener, I would think. Clarinet keys = F and C, respectively. Accompaniments are a little more challenging, but not really difficult.
The one other Bill Douglas piece in this volume is a real rollicking romp in 12/8, called "Feast". Clarinet key is A. You would need a good accompanist for this, and both soloist and accompanist would need to handle syncopation and quick articulations readily. It also features an opportunity for the clarinetist to improvise. It would be quite a showpiece, although certainly not solemn or soothing.
Susan
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Author: Tom A
Date: 2005-07-18 04:58
Some or all of Gordon Jacob's Five Pieces for solo clarinet?
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2005-07-18 05:37
I've just browsed through Luyben's list of works for solo clarinet and I'm amazed at how much stuff there is out there by folks I've never heard of. Still there is a great variety and I disagree that modern music for solo clarinet wouldn't fit into a wedding. For a truly "contemporary wedding," there is such a wide range, I think it would be hard not to find something appropriate (though hidebound traditionalists perhaps need not apply):
If the desire is for something modern, yet with potential broad appeal, you might consider:
Adler, "Canto XIV (A Klezmer Fantasy)" (IMHO, more modern than klezmer.)
A little more on the conservative side:
Osborne, "Rhapsody"
Pfister, "Suite" (a movement or two)
Piazzolla, "Tango Etudes" (one or two)
Now, I will admit that I don't really know anything about these pieces except their titles and, in some cases, the style of their composer, but the titles are intriguing:
Antoniou, "Three Likes for Solo Clarinet"
Babbitt, "My Ends are My Beginnings"
Stockhausen, "Amour"
If the couple are lusty: Arauco, "Thrice to My Delight"
If they aren't: Boone, "Not Now"
Your calling card: Kupferman, "Perpetual Licorice"
One you'd probably better forget about: Huber, "In Pain and Sorrow"
Seriously, check out the Adler. It's been recorded.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2005-07-18 06:18
/offtopic
Whenever I see the name Adler and the number 14 together, it makes me smile. Perhaps someone else out there who has taken an orchestration class knows what I'm talking about. Great book, the Adler.
:P
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: CJB
Date: 2005-07-18 11:18
How about one of the Bela Kovacs Hommages? I've played 2 of them (Bach and de Falla) at weddings - both went down well.
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Author: Danny Boy
Date: 2005-07-18 12:33
Church?
Solo clarinet?
Religious event?
'Modern' piece?
Abime from the Quartet for the End of Time. You could even read the prelude...
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Author: msloss
Date: 2005-07-18 13:55
Dan Dorff wrote a very nice piece for a friend's wedding (Pastorale) for clarinet and piano. There are passages in there that I think could work unaccompanied.
For something more modern and unaccompanied a la Stravinsky, check out Louis Cahuzac's "Arlequin".
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Author: bob49t
Date: 2005-07-18 17:40
Just been listening to Roberta Flack's version of the Shirelles "Will you still love me tomorrow".
Hmmm......the words are beautiful but maybe not the sentiments required for a wedding but the tune is great on alto sax.
Bob T
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-07-18 17:58
Our big band played a wedding a few weeks ago and the bride and groom requested a solo piece for flute during their ceremony.
They chose "One Hand, One Heart" (from West Side Story).
It worked great (and I'm not a big fan of flute music, in any capacity)
I'm sure it would be fine (if not better) on clarinet ...GBK
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Author: musicienlibre
Date: 2005-07-18 19:14
The slow movement of Horovitz's Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano would be very appropriate for a wedding.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-07-18 23:00
Maybe you better ask the bride to be....But a Cole Porter medley might be appropriate. Or Les Miserables medley.
Bob Draznik
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