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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-25 23:05
I was wondering where a good starting place for chamber music would be. I did check under compositions, and I did look at some of the descriptions, but it dosn't really tell anything about the piece. I am looking for some pieces to play for fun, and possibly recitals and most of the time the only information given was composer and title. I am in college, so there are lots of good musicians around, with the exception of horn.
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Author: Brian Peterson
Date: 2002-01-26 13:35
Sarah,
Do you have a piano player that will work with you? If so, there are the Brahms Sonatas, the Schumann Fantasy Pieces, the Poulenc Sonata just to name a few.
It's just a thought, but if, as you say, you're "just getting started" it might be good to work with a piano player for a while and get a feel for the peculiartities of the genere. What I have learned playing chamber music is there is absolutely no place to hide.
Good luck.
BP
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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-26 16:06
I am new to chamber music, not to playing the clarinet. There are plenty of good pianists where I am, so that would not be a problem at all.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-01-28 16:02
Sarah -
For this purpose, your best friends are your clarinet teacher, the music faculty and the music librarian. All of them will be delighted to recommend chamber music and also other players on your level who are looking for someone to play with.
To begin, you might get (from the music library) a book of trios for flute/oboe, clarinet and bassoon edited by Andraud and published by Southern Music. It has 25 or so very nice trios, not too hard but excellent music, starting with a wonderful piece by Haydn. I bought the books in high school and have used them frequently every since.
Solos with piano accompaniment are the clarinetist's meat and potatoes, but they're not really chamber music, which implies a group of equals rather than a soloist.
Congratualtions, by the way. You show excellent taste. Chamber music is more fun than anything.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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