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Author: CuriousClarinet
Date: 2012-01-24 01:08
I am (hopefully, although I'm not particularly thrilled about how it's been turning out so far) playing the 3rd mov. of the Mozart Concerto for Solo/Ensemble Competition in a month. Any suggestions on how to play the piece and get a good score? =p Anything in particular I should make sure I do?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2012-01-24 08:09
Keep the repeated articulations LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT. This will help even at 84 beats per minute. Personally I use double tonguing a lot in this movt to keep those sixteenths at speed.
...............Paul Aviles
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Author: mrn
Date: 2012-01-24 11:18
Read this article about classical phrasing (in fact, you might want to read it a couple of times to let the ideas sink in):
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/Phrasing.html
Classical-era phrases start off strong and taper off, which gives the music a bouncy, dance-like character.
One thing that you start to pick up on the music as you start thinking in this way, is that there are several levels or layers of phrasing and rhythm architecture and sometimes these can become almost like themes or motives in and of themselves. For instance, in this Rondo, there seems to be a sort of pervading "short, short, long" rhythm (or *1-2-3, *1-2-3, *1-2-3-4-5-6 rhythm, where the numbers count 8th notes and the asterisks are the strong beats) Try to listen for that, and I think it will help you organize your phrasing. Good luck!
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2012-01-24 23:00
Play the difficult passages 5 times straight without a mistake. If you play the notes wrong the first time and nail it the second time, don't move on to another section, for sure you will miss the passage during the competition. If tonguing is too hard with some of the passages you can slur 2 and tongue 2 or slur the whole passage. I've seen this played several ways. By the way, Mozart did not put any sort of articulation marks on the peice. Players themselves added this, mostly with excellent taste. (Nerves may or may not mess with you) If you can play it 5 times straight and play the 3rd movement without any mistakes you are ready. The posts from above are very good. Bob Phillips and Paul Aviles are really dead on regarding tempo and tonguing. If you can, listen to Bob Marcellus over and over. He plays the notes so well and added to his recording he plays it so musically. Perhaps this may be why I feel his recording is the best in my opinion for my taste. I also have a few other favorites, such as David Shifrin using the extended "A" clarinet, made by Lenny Gulotta, and played the exact way that Mozart wrote the lower notes. So not only are the notes important, playing musically will surely help you win the competition. It's a great piece and playing it at the high school you must be a good player. Good for you.
Let us know how you do.
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Post Edited (2012-01-24 23:35)
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-01-25 16:20
Practise it with a metronome, starting at a tempo you can play it very well. Go back and work on any passage you had trouble with and go over that passage over and over until you get it clean. Once you can play it at that tempo move the metronome up. Keep doing this until you reach the tempo you want to play it at always reviewing the passages you have trouble with. Listen to a few recordings to get a good idea of the tempo and phrasing ideas. Make sure you work on the articulation so it's clean and easy sounding, don't use a heavy tongue, short and light but not clipped. Also, make sure you play with dynamic contrasts. One of the problems with Mozart is that some people don't phrase enough and others over phrase, take the middle ground. See how easy it is. :-) ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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