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Author: John Morton
Date: 2002-10-15 15:21
I'd like to find some material for me and another clarinetist to use in practice. The object is to build reading skills, put in some playing hours, and generally spend time in the jazz genre. It would help for there to be phrasing such as you see in jazz arrangements ( e.g. lots of ties across barlines) - I play that way freely out of my head, but am not very quick at reading that stuff. (I'm not referring to a swing feel, which I expect to be implied but not written in.)
As long as I'm wishing, it wouldn't hurt for it to be harmonized with chord names in case we find a willing rhythm guitarist.
thanks
John Morton
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2002-10-15 17:01
John,
On the music part of the website I found, well not a duet but a trio. 2 clarinets and a bass clarinet. Under silviera (I think that's the person who contributed it) it's called Tico Tico no Fuba. Brazilian I believe.
Anyways, this arrangement is free and in .pdf format so it wouldn't hurt at all to download it and take a look at it. Doesn't have chords in it, but if you listen to the midi file You can tell it doesn't have too many chords and they aren't hard to figure out.
It's jazzy, spanish, fun to look at, and after a while not too hard to play. Take a look at it, cause it's FREE!!!!
;-)
Alexi
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Author: Ken
Date: 2002-10-15 17:26
Bill Smith has a short book of Jazz duets. They're easy, a bit atonal and fun to play but every one I know uses them for transposition.
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Author: Gerry
Date: 2002-10-15 18:36
Very interesting. What is the Web Site that you found? What's the URL.
Thanks,
Gerry.
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-10-15 18:44
you may want to check out "15 top jazz duets" by hal+leonard. I found it at "sheetmusic.com"
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2002-10-16 05:31
Gerry,
The website I found, is actually just THIS one! Just instead of going to www.woodwind.org and clicking on the bulletin board button, click on midi/music button. Here's a link to copy/paste.
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Music/index.html
Enjoy.
Alexi
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-10-16 05:36
sfalexi...No need to cut and paste.
Just use the drop down menu on this page...GBK
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Author: Doug Ramsdell
Date: 2002-10-16 13:07
2 things right off the bat--Modern Jazz Duets, by David Baker, in 2 volumes...the jazz harmonies are pretty advanced, the reading is difficult enuf to be a challenge (especially sight reading to tempo) and the changes are given too. Both published by Charles Colin, who specializes in jazz trumpet literature mainly--but good for clarinetists to know about, since trumpet & clarinet are same key & similar ranges. (Colin distributes a big thick Clifford Brown transcription book that is indispensable for jazz clarinet--especially for getting around over the break.) Then there's "Two Cuban Dances by Ignacio Cervantes," arranged by Paquito D'Riveira for 2 clarinets, available thru International Opus--they're short, easy, not jazzy as much as Latin-y, and fun to play.
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Author: John Morton
Date: 2002-10-17 20:35
Hey, thanks for some good ideas. David Baker is evidently prolific, I'll look for his stuff when I get near a good sheet music store.
Thanks also Alexi for the pointer to that Tico Tico arrangement - not at all what I was looking for, but great practice to keep the lazy player on his toes! I have sheets for a number of other choros - I love the tunes but they are in concert and mostly in sharp keys.
John Morton
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Author: Allen Cole
Date: 2002-10-18 06:30
I believe that David Baker's volumes are known as "Cookin'" duets and "Smokin'" duets.
Another good set is the duet book in Lennie Niehaus' "Jazz Conception for Saxophone" series. Although written for saxophone, it should work well with clarinets also.
Allen
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