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Author: derf5585
Date: 2015-05-17 18:07
How many seconds can you change from an Bb to A clarinet or vise versa?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-05-17 18:45
How quickly can you damage your clarinets or yourself?
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-05-17 19:57
I once saw a performance (his own arrangement of a Schubert piano work) where the clarinetist did a run up to a dominant seventh chord, changed clarinets and continued to the tonic chord. It was almost seamless (if you allow for a bit of "suspension of disbelief"), however my wife laughed quite loudly in the space. It sorta ruined the moment.
Of course my wife's reaction was not necessarily a reflection of the performance. She did the same thing to Richard Burton during a stage presentation of "Equus." Burton begins a methodic walk out onto stage from prop corridor. For some reason my wife laughed at his gate (or something). Being the consummate professional Burton 'checked himself' which made for a bit more giggling through the hall.
...............Paul Aviles
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-05-17 21:29
People who take themselves too seriously provide great entertainment value for the rest of us. Because even if you have to wait for years, something will eventually happen, their fault or not.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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Author: Jbosacki
Date: 2015-05-18 10:02
I played in a pit orchestra where I had to switch from Bari Sax to Bass Clarinet in like 2 cut time measures, Making things worse both passages were solos. Had to have the pianist prepare the bass clarinet to throw in front of me with the bari still in my lap.
That was quite the adventure.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-05-18 18:48
Pit band instrument changes are perhaps the worst and the most impractical - made even worse when there are cuts made and there's no time to change between instruments as well as turn several pages at the same time.
The performance of Haydn's 'Creation' that I did recently had me doubling on 2nd clarinet and 2nd oboe - at one point I had to make a quick change from oboe to clarinet to play in a trio section, then back to oboe at the end of that movement. I made my own cut'n'shut part rather than playing from two separate books which made things much easier as there's less to worry about. I tend to do this if I'm having to cover more than one part in pit bands as well - last time I did 'Sound of Music' I had to cover oboe and 2nd clarinet due to the limited number of players, so I made my own book combining both parts with all the necessary cuts made.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Nessie1
Date: 2015-05-18 19:31
Chris P wrote:
so I made my own book combining both parts with all
> the necessary cuts made.
>
A few of your favourite things? lol.
Vanessa
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-05-18 19:52
If only - I lost the will to live as it's probably the most tedious show to play in next to 'Oliver'.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: saxlite
Date: 2015-05-18 20:56
I'm playing an arrangement of Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" which requires a change from tenor sax to flute in 4 beats at tempo = 160. Anybody able to do this? I sure can't!
Jerry
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Author: kdk
Date: 2015-05-18 22:08
Well, if the flute could be close enough to grab without looking for it and you keep the tenor hanging from your neck. I'd have to try it.
But more to the point, why should you have to do this? The arranger has given you a nearly undo-able assignment, and he deserves to have you take whatever alternative you have available to work around it. Leave something out at the end of the tenor part, or at the beginning of the flute part, and if the notes you have to leave out are absolutely essential, let someone else pick them up on a suitable instrument.
Arrangers who do this don't deserve to be taken literally. If it can't be done without risk to instruments or front teeth, find a different way.
Karl
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