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Author: claclaws
Date: 2006-05-09 15:03
Yup, tomorrow's the day.
A string quartet team, composed of all music majors (the cellist is my connection^^), gives me a chance to play the Mozart quintet during their rehearsal tomorrow morning. The woodwind ensemble that I'm with will join them in an outdoor concert this weekend.
I just can't wait! It's midnight here and I can't get to sleep...practiced fingering a little bit, too! Ever since I started to play the clarinet, it was my most cherished dream to be able to play this quintet with pros some day...
However, excitement aside, I'm also quite nervous about whether I can at least assume my part okay, without messying around...They are all professionals and I'm a mere amateur with 3-odd years of carefree clarinetting.
Just to share my joy and anxiety with you...
Wish me luck.
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: Ralph G
Date: 2006-05-09 15:58
Have fun! I'd love to be in your shoes and have a crack at that with a real pro string quartet.
You must be quite a good player to be ready to tackle that piece.
Get them to record your rehearsal and share it with us.
Remember GBK's simple advice on this piece and you'll do fine:
"A unique dialogue among 5 friends, who, at times will argue, show great compassion, laugh together and finally, exhibit lasting camaraderie."
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Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.
- Pope John Paul II
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2006-05-10 06:19
Ralph,
Actually, I wasn't THAT ready yet! The string players were nice enough to bear with me.
So, after that overly-excited session, here's what I learned: You just can't play a piece only because you love it so much.
I needed MORE (i.e. some thousand more hours of) practice!!
At least the 3rd movement was not so disastrous, so I'm happy, and it was a real fun experience, I must admit.
I always loved that remark of GBK's. Thanks for quoting it.
Happy clarinetting to all.
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: diz
Date: 2006-05-10 06:44
Good for you, being both viola player and clarinetist. I can say that none of the string parts in this work are easy ... they are all quite difficult. Especially the firist violin in the last movement ... fiendish.
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2006-05-10 07:29
Diz,
I see... Fiendish first vn in the last movement (theme and variation, right?).
I'll put it home next time I try this piece again with any amateur group.
BTW, I don't play the viola. Only clarinet.
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2006-05-10 11:01
LOL
Thank you, Mark, for the clarification. It's the punctuation thing again!
Sorry, diz. Great talent!
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: Tyler
Date: 2006-05-10 19:50
Love the piece. Heard a great Larry Combs performance of it last summer.
Have fun!
-Tyler
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Author: diz
Date: 2006-05-11 00:55
Mozart really "hit the nail on the head" with this work, also with the Oboe Quartet. Both works are almost pure perfection.
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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