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Re: Stravinsky Three Pieces Third Movt

Author: Jarmo Hyvakko
Date: 2017-09-16 08:35

How about playing just a bit easier for a while and then making a crescendo back to forte? :D
The f from beginning to end is the general idea and sombreros are a detail. My experience of the piece is based on numerous performances for schoolchildren. We have a schoolprogram in our orchestra where musicians visit schools and give lessons where they introduce classical music, the orchestra and their instrument. I think playing the piece numerous, perhaps hundreds of times, for children, trying to entertain them, making them laugh, puts the piece in the right perspective. You know, it's a joke.
Spending sleepless nights wearing a sombrero and thinking about different ways of marking an accent is somewhat useless but just to add one sleepless night, try my late teacher's advice: draw a line with a pencil to the score under the passages where are NO accents, you will be surprised.

Jarmo Hyvakko, Principal Clarinet, Tampere Philharmonic, Finland

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