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Author: neil.clarinet
Date: 2008-01-07 21:26
Hi all. Not posted here for a while.
I have been asking around some professional orchestras and been encouraged to apply for 'extras' work. I consider myself to be of high enough playing standard (though so might another 200 or so but that's not the point). Although I have played a lot of standard repertoire for the clarinet I don't really have orchestral extracts, which I probably will need for auditions. Does anyone know any good editions to look at?
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2008-01-07 21:33
Get the Orchester Probespiel from Edition Peters(Grey cover) it is based on statistical studies carried out by the German Music Council and the German conservatories and includes all the important audition parts for A,Bb,and C clarinets,Eb and D clarinets and Bass clarinet in A and Bb.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2008-01-07 22:38
No single set will contain all the major excerpts, therefore it is best to start collecting the individual parts as well as the full scores. The principal clarinet parts must be learned in relation to what is going on around you in the orchestra.
The problem with orchestral excerpt books is that there is more to learning the major works than just the exposed solo passages. There are numerous instances of lesser known (and lesser practiced) soli and tutti passages which not only find their way into orchestral auditions, but are virtually impossible to play flawlessly on first reading.
That being said, the Hadcock book comes closest to providing a good basic overall picture of the clarinetist's role in each piece. Helpful fingerings as well as interpretive ideas make this book a must for any library. Additional bonuses are the corrected Firebird excerpt, and the more difficult to locate works by Bartok and Kodaly. Unfortunately, only about 30 major pieces are discussed.
The Kalmen Bloch set of 3 books follows the same idea as the Hadcock book. Fingering suggestions and interpretation ideas are given. Bloch also gives the corrected Firebird as well as a healthy dose of Wagner and Strauss. A bonus is the Rhapsody in Blue passages as well as a few well known orchestral cadenzas.
The Bonade book was compiled in 1947, and concentrates heavily on the major standard repertoire. A large number of works (about 100) are covered, but no fingering suggestions or commentary is given. Some of the important cadenzas are also printed. There are, however, a few glaring misprints in the book which must be corrected.
The McGinnis/Drucker 8 volumes are problematic. First, due to copyright problems (GATT Treaty), some of the volumes containing works by Soviet and Eastern Bloc composers were withdrawn. Acquiring all 8 volumes may not be easy. This set is also notorious for misprints and mistakes. The full scores or individual orchestral clarinet parts are a must to see the original correct version.
If one is serious about properly learning orchestral clarinet parts, then I would first suggest starting to accumulate the individual parts (as well as the scores, if your budget will permit). After that, the Hadcock and Bloch books would be my next purchase.
The Orchestra Musician’s CD-ROM Library™ is excellent. It gives you complete parts (all clarinet parts - 1st, 2nd, bass, etc...) to numerous standard works. These can also be printed out for study purposes.
Here is a good basic "Top 20" to start with:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite 2
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Nights Dream Scherzo
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Resphigi: Pines of Rome
Schubert: Symphony No. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade
Stravinsky: Firebird
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
The most recent Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal clarinet audition (January 2008) asked for these works to be prepared:
A. Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
B. Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
C. Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
D. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
E. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
F. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
G. Brahms: Symphony No. 3
H. Brahms: Symphony No. 4
I. Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
J. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, (Scotch)
K. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, (Italian)
L. Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
M. Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
N. Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2
O. Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole
P. Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
Q. Resphigi: Pines of Rome (enclosed)
R. Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
S. Schubert: Symphony No. 8
T. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
U. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
V. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
W. Stravinsky: Petrouchka
X. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Y. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
Z. Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
...GBK
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Author: neil.clarinet
Date: 2008-01-07 23:05
Whoa, thanks GBK. Very comprehensive. I see where you are coming from with getting actual parts. The main problem is first sourcing them then stretching my budget to all the most useful ones. When I go to rehearsals the parts are usually hired and given out for a few months until the concert (which has included some of the works in your list. Also being in the UK one can be limited in getting certain things. I'll ask around people I know and see if they have any useful ideas.
Many thanks again.
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Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2008-01-08 15:45
If you can spend the $$ the CD Rom Library is really a nice purchase. Several of our sponsors carry it. A description can be found at www.orchmusiclibrary.com Works on both Macs and PC's. This will give you the FULL PART rather than just the difficult parts. Oftentimes I find that they trip me up more than the well-rehearsed "difficult" sections. It also has the more difficult to find Eb and bass parts.
Enjoy.
Eefer guy
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Author: neil.clarinet
Date: 2008-01-08 18:00
Ace. Thanks Dave. Printed them all out. Tchaikovsky didn't seem to be there, the 4th and 6th are two of my favourite symphonies of all time. Still lots to go on with.
I will look into the CD Rom library as well.
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