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Author: Kyle Jubenville
Date: 2001-08-31 18:03
Ok, I just played for a audition and thankfully it was successful. I played half of the first movement of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. My question is..is that it ocurred to me that I chose my hardest piece of Clarinet literature for this audition and I am curious as to how it reflected me as a player. I mean, are people in high musical standing and ability giong to look at me differently having played that, or are they more apt to looking at me more critically BECAUSE I played it. I don't know. I have never heard anyone's interpretation of people playing it..because unfortunately the musicians that i have been forced to play with not only have never heard of the wonderful piece, but they look at me in amazement when I say that i can play it.(which quite frankly scares me because half of them have been playing longer than I have). But this is just a general inquiry. Thanks for any reply :-)
Kyle
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Author: Kim L
Date: 2001-08-31 18:48
Kyle,
I think that because you played one of the most difficult pieces of clarinet literature for your audition, the judges will look at you both more critically and differently. I was once told that with Mozart, there is nowhere to hide. You have to play it correctly and sound good doing it. Any person in high musical standing will criticize you more because of this. Because of the caliber of the music, the judges may look at you differently because of how musically well you play this difficult piece of music.
The fact that your friends have never heard this beautiful piece of music is a compliment to you and shows how fantastic a player you are. Way to go!
Good luck,
Kim L.
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Author: Bob Curtis
Date: 2001-09-01 00:55
Kyle:
I don't know your age, nor what you were aduitioning for, but accorting to the tone of your letter, I would guess that you might be in high school and might be auditioning for either college or a position in an organization. Whether or not I am correct doesn't mattter, so don't get up tight about it.
Yes, it is a challenging piece to play, one of the first concertos written for the clarinet. It is by no means the most difficult, but it does take a certain amount of stamina and ability to play and to play well. Don't worry about WHY the judges hear you play, but HOW you performed in front of them. If you felt good about your performance, know that you played comfortably and with confidence, then I am sure that you impressed the judges favorably. If you make the audition and scored well you are to be congratulated for a job well done. Regardless of the outcome, you have accomplished something that not every young player can do, and have learned a lot in doing it.
Congratulations,
Bob Curtis
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Author: Carmen Izzo
Date: 2001-09-02 04:39
i feel your pain. Im a junior in high school. And in Illinois-we play Rose etudes for all state. Good fun.So, i think the judges will be more critical because you can play this. Its not the difficulty of any piece that matters. its always how its played. And with the Mozart in sure you know that theres more to it than meets the eye. Its really hard, its difficulty sylistically and musically equalls the Nielsens difficulty technically
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Author: spencer
Date: 2001-09-03 05:33
we play the rose etudes for all-state here in missouri too btw i am a junior in high school too
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