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 Class B solo for Bb Clarinet
Author: cox91 
Date:   2014-05-24 05:43

I'm trying to figure out what song I should play for an audition in June. I'm only an intermediate player so I want to do one that is in class B, but I'm not sure which one is right for me. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what to play. I've started playing Aria by Eugène Bozza, but I want to try something else.

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 Re: Class B solo for Bb Clarinet
Author: clarinetguy 2017
Date:   2014-05-24 16:27

I'm assuming that you're in Ohio, so I did a search for class B solos on the Ohio Music Education Association list. http://www.omea-ohio.org/SEP/HS.html
There are some great pieces here, although I'm not familiar with many of them.

Since you're not going to have a lot of time to prepare . . .
If you're not required to do a whole piece, perhaps one of the Gordon Jacob Five Pieces (for unaccompanied clarinet) would be a good choice. One or more of Gerald Finzi's Five Bagatelles would also be very nice.

If you'd like to look at the Saint-Saens sonata, it's on the IMSLP site:
http://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Sonata,_Op.167_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns,_Camille)
It's great music, but perhaps a bit too much to get ready in just a couple weeks.

The Tartini Concertino is also nice, but it might be a bit too much to get ready for a June audition.

Many of the selections on this list are found in Concert and Contest Selections
(Hymie Voxman, published by Rubank). This is a handy book to have, and it comes in separate clarinet and piano volumes. It's possible that your school has a copy. If you take private lessons, your teacher quite possibly has it.



Post Edited (2014-05-24 16:31)

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