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Author: Kyle
Date: 2002-01-28 20:52
I have a book called "Trios For All" and 2 other clarinets and I are going to do a tune called "Rigadoon" by Henry Rurcell. The book has a number under the bar-code, it's 29156 17036 if that will help anyone know what book I'm getting it from.
I was wondering if there is anywhere that I can find a recording of this song so we can play it good enough that we will get a 1 on competition day. Any help will be of use. Thanks!
<===() Kyle
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-01-29 01:22
Kyle... Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was a very prolific composer who wrote in the mid Baroque period. You may have heard many of his works without actually having realized he was the composer. He was most well known for having written a great number of anthems, "Dido and Aeneas", "The Fairy Queen", a number of odes, sacred music, and an enormous output of instrumental solo and chamber music.
The Rigadoon in C major Z.653 was originally written for either harpsichord or clavichord. It was part of "Musick's Hand-Maid - part 2" from the "Music Lessons 7-12" composed in 1687.
If you are searching out a recording, this information should give you a starting point. There have been numerous adaptations of this piece. I am aware of at least four different ones: solo flute, solo oboe, solo violin, and solo viola. Therefore an arrangement for clarinet trio was not to be unexpected.
One further point...The term "song" should be used for a certain form of musical composition. It is more accurate to describe instrumental genre as "compositions", "pieces", "works", or "selections". Calling everything by the word "song" is not only inaccurate but also might unduly affect any scoring by a judging panel.
After all, you wouldn't call the Mozart Concerto for Clarinet a "song". It does have lyricism and creatively profound melody lines, but should never be called a "song".
The use of proper musical terminology is a signal to others that one understands the work that he is preparing...GBK
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