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Author: AmandaSmith107
Date: 2010-12-19 19:51
Hello all,
I'm looking for an unaccompanied solo for my senior recital next fall and need some suggestions. I want something that's accessible to the audience...not too modern sounding or atonal. Something with some melodies to hang on to. I really like Sutermeister's Cappricio for Solo Clarinet, but someone else is playing it that semester already. Does anyone know any pieces that would fit this?
Thanks,
Amanda
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2010-12-19 20:07
Pick up a copy of Homages a... Edition Darok woodwind Music EDL 2103 by Bella Kovacs.
He has written solo clarinet stuff that (to me) sounds like something written by his subject composer. Most oft heard is the one to Manuel de Falla, but if you were to play, say the Weber theme and variations with a pianist and put in the Hommage a C.M. von Weber, you'd produce a rare result.
Good luck, and enjoy your preparation and performance.
Bob Phillips
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Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2010-12-19 20:14
The Kovacs Homages are great pieces.
Another suggestion is Lines by Harry Freedman. It contains three accessible, non-atonal, rhythmically compelling movements totaling about 10 minutes.
Simon
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2010-12-19 20:35
How about the Five Pieces by Gordon Jacob or the Fantasy by Malcom Arnold. Both tuneful and accessible to the audience.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Sarah M
Date: 2010-12-19 21:15
Osborne's Rhapsody for Clarinet....really gorgeous
I'm playing it right now and I absolutely love it!!
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Author: salzo
Date: 2010-12-19 23:17
Miklos Rosza wrote a sonata and sonatina for clarinet solo. THey are both good pieces, one is better but I cant remember which.
Also Tomasis "Sonate Attique" really cool piece.
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2010-12-19 23:20
I really like the Rozsa Sonatina. It's not the hardest piece out there but not too easy either. I think it's fun to play and interesting to hear too.
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Author: gsurosey
Date: 2010-12-20 00:46
Has anyone here played the Persichetti Parable for Clarinet? I have the music, but I have never worked on it (it looks scary). When I was in college, that as well as the Stravinsky 3 pieces was suggested to me as unaccompanied pieces (due to a financial aid snafu, recital didn't happen since I couldn't go back another year; luckily at the time the recital wasn't required as it is now, and I graduated on a technicality).
Rachel
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Author: Clarinetcola
Date: 2010-12-20 01:12
I second the Hovahness, notes are easy, but the musicality is quite hard to pull off well.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2010-12-20 02:58
There are so many good pieces. The ones mentioned above only scratch the surface. Even so, the works already mentioned vary widely in terms of performance time and level of difficulty. A couple that no one has mentioned yet that I think are comparable to Sutermeister on both parameters (though perhaps a little easier) are:
Jorgen Bentzon, Tema med Variationer
Erland von Koch, Monolog 3
Also, as an alternative to one of Kovac's excellent "Hommages..." you could consider one of Piazzolla's, Tango Etudes (in their unaccompanied form).
Actually, though, I think you might be better served by looking at the list of solo works on Gary Van Cott's website:
http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetmusicsolo.htm
This is an extensive list of available works for clarinet solo. In almost every case, Gary gives a brief description of the work, including its general nature, level of difficulty, performance time, and use of extended techniques. Where there are recordings available, he often includes links so that you can hear at least an excerpt.
I expect that (perhaps with input from your teacher since the two of you know best your abilities and specific requirements) you should be able to find something that will work for you there.
Best regards,
jnk
Post Edited (2010-12-20 03:06)
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2010-12-20 08:10
Igor Stravinsky - 3 pieces for clarinet.
Kind of on the harder side, yet it is fun to practice.
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Author: salzo
Date: 2010-12-20 10:15
"Has anyone here played the Persichetti Parable for Clarinet?"
I have. THat is a great piece of music. It took me awhile to make sense out of it, but it has some beautiful lyrical passages, and plenty of finger stuff.
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Author: AmandaSmith107
Date: 2010-12-22 20:23
I'll look through these. I ordered After You, Mr. Gershwin by Kovacs a few weeks ago and am planning on playing it, so I suppose other Kovacs are out. These others look great though. Thanks for the help!
Amanda
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Author: ErikFranklin
Date: 2010-12-22 20:45
The De Falla Hommages and the Osborne Rhapsody are both really accessible. I assume by "accessible" you mean your grandmother would sit through it.
The Stravinsky is SO FUN to play, and it is one that you will have to learn for auditions and whatnot.
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