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Author: ashleydw
Date: 2016-10-28 01:25
Does anyone know any clarinet solos with narration? I want to play something Peter-and-the-Wolf-esque for a solo this year.
Thank you!
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2016-10-28 02:47
If you like the children's poetry of Shel Silverstein, you might try Lori Anderson's "Animal Antics for Clarinet and Narrator," a setting of two of Silverstein's humorous poems.
Just for Winds carries this. https://www.justforwinds.com/animal-antics-for-clarinet-and-narrator.
Samone Fontanelli's "Pinocchio" for narrator and clarinet is on YouTube. (German text though).
Both of these might be expecially good for a performance before school children.
Also don't forget the smaller trio chamber version of Stravinsky's Story of a Soldier. You can use the original narrative from the larger version or edit your own.
If you want something more avant guarde (with computers, synthesizers, electronics, etc) you might try contacting John E. Anderson professor emeritus of clarinet at the University of Minnesota. I believe he has performed some works of that kind and could probably give you some leads.
Actually there is more if you search YouTube with the tag "clarinet and narrator" or "narrator and clarinet."
Post Edited (2017-06-13 22:04)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2016-10-28 04:29
William Vollinger - More than Conquerers - The baritone singer's part is mostly narrative, and there is a piano part. But it's super-serious, about the Holocaust. About as far from Peter and the Wolf as you can get.
Ken Shaw
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Author: ruben
Date: 2016-10-28 17:55
Dear Ash, I may be able to compose something for you. Solo clarinet plus narrator: sounds like a great idea. I would have to know: 1. What your targeted audience is (kids? adults?). 2. The length of the piece in terms of minutes 3. What kind of technical difficulty you would like.
It would be best to get in touch with me at my personal e-mail address. As my royalties for 2015 amounted to 7 euros 30 centimes, I may not be the best composer in the world, but I am certainly the cheapest!
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: James Langdell
Date: 2016-11-16 11:02
"Bedtime Stories" by Tom Johnson.
A performance can be seen here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXaKPxQrFsw
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