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Author: michael
Date: 2002-05-16 06:44
clarinetists-
are there any good chamber music repertoire that involve/showcase Eb clarinet? I know I'm going out on a limb here, but there must be some. Any info would be great and thanks for the replies!
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-05-16 08:18
I also have a wonderful work on a CD by Alessandro Carbonare, this is a piece by Luigi Bassi based on Bellini's "La Sonnambula" featuring Alessandro on the Bb clarinet, his Orchestre National de France fellow Gilbert Monier on the Eb clarinet with piano accompaniment. That's a great virtuoso work.
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Author: rmk
Date: 2002-05-16 12:56
There's the Ponchielli Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Eb Clar, Bb Clar and Piano (yes I know that's 5 instruments) which is a riot.
Also, David Schiff has a wonderful piece called Suite from Gimpel the Fool which is for Clar (Eb and Bb), Violin, Cello and Piano.
The Hindemith Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet uses Eb in the middle movement.
There is a Schoenberg Suite for Eb, Bb, Bass Clar, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano which is a wonderful piece, more late romantic than avant-garde (he even quotes a folk song in one movement).
There is also the Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 for 15 instruments.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2002-05-16 14:00
IMHO the premier piece currently available for Eb clarinet and piano is Easley Blackwood's "Sonatina." John Bruce Yeh has recorded it along with Blackwood's Sonata for Bb clarinet. In addition to being a contemporary work by an important composer, the Sonatina is accessible, musical and playable.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Ed
Date: 2002-05-16 16:47
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/96/_met_opera_musician_-_sean.html
Sean Osborne has a Sonata for Eb clar.
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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2002-05-17 00:11
Janacek- Concertino for cl-Eb cl, bsn, hn, 2vl, vla, pf
Webern- 3 Songs, op. 18 for voice, Eb cl, guitar
Varese- Octandre for fl-picc, ob, cl-Eb cl, bsn, hn, tpt,
trb, cb
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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2002-05-17 01:17
Janacek- Concertino for cl-Eb cl, bsn, hn, 2vl, vla, pf
Webern- 3 Songs, op. 18 for voice, Eb cl, guitar
Varese- Octandre for fl-picc, ob, cl-Eb cl, bsn, hn, tpt,
trb, cb
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Author: David Dow
Date: 2002-05-19 21:53
Try the Flight of the Bumble bee by Rimsky...its not too hard if its in an easy key and sounds kind of cute on the Eb.
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Author: Josh Schultze
Date: 2002-05-20 15:35
Michael,
You can also consider playing music written for Alto Sax, also an Eb instrument. I'm rather sure that the entire range of the Alto Sax falls very comfortably within the Eb Clarinet's range. Because of the dearth of baroque, classical and romantic music written for the sax, sax players have been very dilligent in transcribing thsese types of music for their much beloved instrument. This gives sax players a much larger repertoire than they ordinarily have from an instrument that was invented in 1850.
Although it won't be music originally written for the Eb clarinet at least you'll be able to expand your reperoitoire without having to transpose.
Good Luck
Josh
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