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Author: buedsma
Date: 2006-09-04 10:44
Doing my clarinet end year and am studying some classical stuff to choose from for the tests at the end of the year .
I'm already playing for thirthy years , but only now decided to get the prove on paper. Mainly because from now on , even when you have finished your musical education ( very good levels and nearly free in belgium ! ) , you can still subscribe to a next year. Was impossible before. So i often did skip a year and then could start all over again when i needed a qualified teacher.
Of course i want to change the standard situation a little bit ==> everyone plays stazmitz or mozart , saens, poulenc , lutoslavsky eztc . I'm also looking for one more jazz sounding piece , preferably with piano parts.
Has to be difficult enough of courseto be acceptable.
Any suggestions ??
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-09-04 11:17
A few months ago I saw an American clarinet teacher play a piece in concert that sounded exactly like what you are describing you want to play. I don't remember the composer name but the clarinetist was Nathan Williams who teaches in Interlochen. He said it was a piece written by a friend of his. It had a sort of swing feel (not swing the style like Benny Goodman, but more newer jazz like a walking-bass line type of feel, not sure how to explain) and was pretty cool. Sounded hard to play.
I will try to find the name of the piece and the contact info if you want. I'm sure it is copyrighted, but I found that most living composers don't mind if you ask them to play their piece in something like a university concert/competition/exam. At least the (about) ten I asked were happy I did, so definitely worth asking.
Edit: forgot to say this piece is for clarinet and piano.
Post Edited (2006-09-05 04:59)
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-09-04 15:39
Look at the Crusell 2nd Clarinet Concerto. From the German ars collection. It doesn't swing, but from Finland in Mozart's time, it has come very abnormal rhythms.
Bob Phillips
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2006-09-04 16:28
The Horowitz sonatina has some jazz influences and is a splendid piece. It's considered difficult enough for diploma level in England. There's a recording by Julian Bliss.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2006-09-04 20:35
In addition to the Horovitz, one of the following might fit your needs:
Gary Shocker, Sonata (He's actually written two. AFAIK, however, only the first is published and readily available.)
Alec Templeton, Pocket Sized Sonata No. 1 or No. 2. (as the title would suggest, on the short side.)
Or, if you want to consider a concerto, look at the ones written by Siegmeister or Hoover (both quite challenging).
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: DougR
Date: 2006-09-05 03:27
You might look at the Sonatine for Clarinet & Piano by Pierre Gabaye--copyright 1959, Alphonse Leduc edns.
The 1st and 3rd movements are ... I started to type "typically French", by which I mean, pretty, graceful, interesting, pleasant and yet a handful to play--lotta notes & a variety of articulations.
It's the 2nd mvt. of the piece that makes me think it's up your alley in jazz terms; it's a slow, reflective, heavily jazz-influenced (reminiscent, to ME, of Bill Evans). It doesn't "swing" outright, but it definitely has jazz voicings and rhythmic figures in it.
I have a recording around here somewhere but can't remember by who. Charles West maybe?
anyhow, good luck finding something.
doug
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Author: buedsma
Date: 2006-09-05 09:11
HAJDU Jewish Rhapsody for Clarinet/Bass Clarinet & Orchestra
Anyone experience with this one ??
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Author: beejay
Date: 2006-09-07 08:30
There is a collection of William Walton arrangements for clarinet and piano published by Oxford, including Facade and The First Shoot. Very jazzy and challenging.
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Author: kev182
Date: 2006-09-09 03:15
yea, I agree with some of the posts above.
Bernstein sonata and copland concerto are great pieces are a little "jazzy" but at the same time, clean, respectable.
I can ask Nathan Williams about the jazzy piece he played in Israel, if you really want to know i can email you what he says..
probably find out next friday
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Author: CK
Date: 2006-09-11 00:38
Templetons Pocket Sonata One & Two
Also "Benny's Gig" by Moton Gould for Clarinet and Bass
"George Gershwin's Preludes for Piano "adapted for Clarinet & Piano
all have written influences from Jazz.
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