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Author: Mike_T_Snyder
Date: 2015-06-10 04:01
Hello fellow Clarinet players! I may do a Concerto Competition in August and can't decide on what piece to play. I am allowed to play any piece by any of the following composers: Crusell, Donizetti, Jacob, Mozart, Rossini, Schumann, Copland, Tower, Bernstein, Muczinsky, Larsen, Carter, Spohr, or Weber. Or a concerto of "comparable difficulty."
I am mostly considering the Rossini, which I already know completely and have memorized completely, or the Crusell No. 3, which I have mostly learned (still needs work) but haven't memorized. Other possibilities:
-I completely know and mostly have memorized the Mozart
-I know the Spohr 1 fairly well and have most of the first movement memorized (although I have recurring issues with the High C)
-I have worked on the Copland in the past and what I have down is quite good, although it still requires some work and I've memorized none of it.
-I completely know and have mostly memorized Weber's Concertino, and vaguely know Concertos 1 and 2.
If you have any suggestions on what to play, or any other pieces that I haven't looked at yet as I have a few months, please let me know. Thanks!!
Post Edited (2015-06-10 04:15)
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Author: ClarientPlayer
Date: 2015-06-10 10:14
I'd go with either mozart or rossini. They're both enjoyable for non clarinetists to listen to. The rossini is more showy and the mozart is, well, mozart, beautiful and accessible to everyone.
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Author: tylerleecutts
Date: 2015-06-10 22:40
If you have a good, reliable A clarinet I would do the Mozart. Otherwise playing a piece on Bb may be more convenient. The Copland and Rossini are always good. Spohr is good also. My personal favorite is Weber's 1st concerto.
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Author: Mike_T_Snyder
Date: 2015-06-12 01:32
Weber's 1st Concerto is a personal favorite of mine as well, although it is in a three-way-tie with the Rossini and Spohr 1. This actually leads me to an important question: how much emphasis do judges generally place on technical prowess? If two musicians were to play two pieces of different difficulty with perfect technicality and equally profound musicianship, would the difficulty of the pieces come into play for determining who would be judged higher?
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2015-06-12 09:27
Is it a "clarinet-only" concerto competition or are other instruments invited to compete as well?
Post Edited (2015-06-12 12:10)
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