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Author: 71 year old freshman
Date: 2009-06-06 21:15
I'm just getting back into music after a considerable break (55 years away from piano, about 10 from clarinet). Both are coming back pretty well.
My wife is a very accomplished amateur pianist and we have been invited to perform at various venues (for free) such as retirement communities, senior centers, etc.
Besides each of us playing (mostly) classical piano works, a few pop pieces from the swing era arranged for clarinet and piano would seem to be appropriate. But despite searching the internet for a few hours, I can't seem to find much.
Any recommendations?
Bart Kinlein
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2009-06-06 22:17
A hearty Welcome Back, Bart and Mrs. Bart, to a "retiree's gig" playing for the pleasure and memories of our [even more elderly] citizens . Since moving into a retirement village [with wife] a few years ago, I have found a desired and desireable nitch, playing cls to/for friends in both independent and assisted living facilities. Playing H B T Y in recognition of birthdays helps out the vocals at dinner times, and I try to come up with some of our "golden oldie songs", solo cl [piano would sure help]. Audiences have never thrown dishes [or dollars], even when my musical memory fails, as in recall of the ballad's "bridges". There are a number of "sheet music" sites where old tunes may be copied-off, usually for only small cost. I like the "musicnotes.com" , and I also copy the lyrics to tunes I can recall, which help with re-finding the melody lines. Works for me, LUCK, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2009-06-06 23:30
Hi Bart. I have a suggestion that you may like to consider. How about playing along with a CD that has the Clarinet solo line omitted and a band or orchestra backing. Of course you would have to set up a CD player and tune to the recorded tuning note that usually is on the 1st track. I've been doing this for a long time using the Spot Light series of books/CDs They are an English publication but are readily available world wide. I find them excellent and have 33 of them and this collection of mine does not even include the X-mas and Classical books in the series. And there are other series of Minus One books as well. The only problem however is that you will most likely not find a particular song that you want. Hope this may be of some help to you. Yours Truly Barry J Vincent
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Author: clariniano
Date: 2009-06-07 01:20
Hal Leonard publishes a book call Jazz Classics which contains a solo part and the accompanying chords, though I know in some of the peces, the chords weren't transposed. There's another one that I have that actually has a piano part, but I think it's out of print.
I'm also writing out a version of the tune Misty for clarinet and piano, onthe encouragment of my piano teacher, with the chords, I can send it as a pdf file, which should be done in the next day or two.
Meri
Please check out my website at: http://donmillsmusicstudio.weebly.com and my blog at: http://clariniano.wordpress.com
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Author: 71 year old freshman
Date: 2009-06-07 08:31
Thanks all for your suggestions. I've played with MMO in the past, going way back to my trombone days in HS/college. Pretty basic back then.
I also played the Mozart concerto using MMO about 10 years ago (and was then a forum member).
But I really want to play duos with my wife on the piano. I can develop arrangements from lead sheets. Using software (Sibelius, for one) isn't too difficult but it's work I'd rather not do. I try to practice piano 4 hours a day and clarinet about 1/2 hour until I re-develop my stamina.
clariniano - I'm looking forward to the file. I did find the Leonard Jazz Classics book, but my wife is strictly a "play from written music" and requires a written-out accompaniment.
Bart
Bart Kinlein
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2009-06-07 13:39
71 year old freshman - please update your email address with a valid one. You can chose not to show your email address online, but I must have a valid email address on file for all BBoard members.
Mark Charette
Woodwind.Org, Inc.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2009-06-07 13:43
Re: Misty, having played bass cl in a community band arr. to a tenor sax solo, I found that for solo sop. cl [also fine for alto/tenor sax] that in my key of C it was easy and worked well in the chalemeau. My daughter found/copied a number of T S solos, and I bot a DVD of Play Misty for Me [scary!!] to hear other's perfs. of it. Here and at our BOK Senior Center there are books of "100 Pop [and Class.] Tunes" in piano arrs. available, so with either [easy] transposition or improvising, they should suffice. Will get titles and publisher info and post. Much fun, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: 71 year old freshman
Date: 2009-06-07 15:44
"please update your email address with a valid one"
Done. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Bart Kinlein
Bart Kinlein
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