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Author: Becky
Date: 2001-09-19 22:34
HELP!
I'm in need of inspiration. I'm about to start my final degree year and I need an amazing piece of clarinet music to inspire to work hard for my final recital. Any ideas?
Thanks
Beckyx
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Author: GBK
Date: 2001-09-19 23:09
What pieces have you already studied (performed)?
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2001-09-20 00:29
The Finzi Concerto! It's not too popular, but it's one of my absolute favorites; it's so beautiful. I suppose it may be more popular across the pond than it is in the US, but I don't know any other students that have ever studied it and it's worth all the work. I've never gotten tired of it.
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Author: Ken
Date: 2001-09-20 01:09
Have you considered the "Clarinet Sonata w/Piano" by David Baker?
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Author: Katherine
Date: 2001-09-20 01:41
I love finzi! Not many people know it, but I've got a friend who's working on it, she sounds awesome. umm...here's some of my favorites, though I don't know what you've played already: debussy premiere rhapsody, poulenc sonata, bernstein sonata, copland concerto, stravinsky 3 pieces, osborne rhapsody, all good! hope you havn't worked on them all, they're pretty "classic" clarinet pieces, but so good. good luck!
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Author: William
Date: 2001-09-20 02:39
The CLARINET CONCERTO by Bozza. Mvts 1 & 3 are rhythmic, technically challenging and fun to play. Mvt. 2 is smooth and beautiful.
SONATA for Clarinet and Piano, by Copland. Larry Combs has a great recording of this on the market. Three mvts. of clarinet elegance.
For diverison and pure fun, BENNY'S GIG, by Morton Gould. A duet for string bass and Bb clarinet. Jazzy and lyrical--in eight short movements.
Good Clarineting!!
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Author: GBK
Date: 2001-09-20 05:00
Have you considered clarinet/soprano voice/ and piano? LOTS of great choices...
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Author: Becky
Date: 2001-09-20 17:48
My problem is more that I've listened to, and played through, lots of music and I feel like I need something I haven't ever heard or looked at before. I've played / performed most well-known clarinet pieces - Weber's concs and concertino, Mozart's concerto, Cooke, Arnold, Bax, Poulenc, Finzi, Howells, Schumann, Debussy, Spohr, Milhaud... the list could go on. However, I know very little about more recent works for clarinet. I'm looking for cl+pno works for my final recital, although I suppose variety could come in the form of a third instrument such as soprano voice... thanks for the idea!
Becky
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2001-09-20 19:09
Solo de concours by Messager (cl+piano)
A great show off piece, you need to have very strong techinque for that.
3 Studies (Etudes) on Themes of Gershwin by Paul Harvey (solo cl)Fun pieces based on "I Got rythm" Summertime" and one more that I forgot , great fun!
Hommage a de Falla by Bela Kovacs (great great piece solo cl)
part of a set of tributes to famous composer this one is to me the flashiest and most musical. A lot of fun to hear and play.
Moonflowers, baby!; a jazz essay by Kupferman
Lots of fun bending notes, flutter tonguing quite musical too...
There are also
Three Miniatures by Penderecki (cl+piano)
Sonata by John Cage.
Of course Nielsen concerto reduction for piano, snare drums and cl.
If you have not played the Copland's then it's a must!
I hope this helps, have fun!
-Sylvain
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Author: jeff
Date: 2001-09-21 04:01
hello
If you really want to break out the chops try A set for Clarinet by Martino
best of luck
jeff
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Author: Sneakers
Date: 2001-09-22 00:17
I know you said you were looking for something new, but if you haven't played the Stravinsky Three Pieces, you might want to consider them. I found the second piece to be very challenging and the third to be quite fun.
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