Author: Tom H
Date: 2021-02-26 08:46
Yeah, I've seen that video. Check out "Clarinet Candy" (L. Anderson) with his group (the Marine Band) and watch what he does at the end. It's a fun piece we play in our Summer Series.
Anyway, the Nielsen is the big beast. I played it 31 years ago and hope to get my version on youtube shortly. I had a great pianist (who was a nurse), who when sight reading it-- well, you could actually hear a lot of right notes....
I did play it (sort of) from memory back in college for a competition, but not bragging-- way too many missed notes and probably beyond my ability.
So yes, I practiced it in pieces -- a page a day. Didn't use a metronome, but learned all those interesting patterns slowly, increased speed and practiced the Hell out of them. Still missed a couple of notes back in 1990. Maybe using the "beat to beat" method on difficult runs would be of help.
I did use alternate fingerings here & there-- at one point open altissimo D & C#. The guy I sit next to in the Westchester Band has played it with the Brazov Phil. in Romania. We have a pretty good clarinet section.....
As far as study books, I had a pile of stuff from years before-- the usuals- Klose, Rose, Bareman, JeanJean, even all the Jettels. When I retired from teaching Band (1996), I went on a buying spree for about 10 years, picking up lots of contemporary style books. Had a lot more time (and desire) to practice. Click on my book's website for a short Blog on that.
Get as many of these types of books as possible and don't perfect any one etude -- go to the next one. Great practice sight reading this stuff. Even the 2nd or 3rd time around. Took me about 6 years to really be able to play the stuff in my own book practicing that way.
I have a copy of the first page of the Corigliano and have heard the Drucker recording. Nah, I'm not gunna do that, especially at my age.... That piece may be harder than the Nielsen.
The Most Advanced Clarinet Book--
tomheimer.ampbk.com/ Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001315, Musicnotes product no. MB0000649.
Boreal Ballad for unaccompanied clarinet-Sheet Music Plus item A0.1001314.
Musicnotes product no. MNO287475
Post Edited (2021-02-27 02:10)
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