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Author: Rocky Beach
Date: 2024-03-10 19:23
I'm currently looking for a piece I could play in the orchestral audition. Not a difficult piece, but one that brings out the tone quality very well and doesn't sound "too easy". I'd like to play something from the romantic era with piano accompaniment, written for Bb clarinet. The audition time is 5 minutes. Do you have some suggestions?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2024-03-10 21:01
A mvt from one of the two Weber Concertos, or a few sections of Weber’s Concertino.
……………Paul Aviles
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Author: m1964
Date: 2024-03-10 21:30
I think that whatever you choose needs to be up to your playing level. I, personally, would prefer to hear a "simple" piece played well rather than a "difficult" one played not so well.
If you have a teacher or a mentor, they should be the first person to ask.
Good luck!
Post Edited (2024-03-12 00:33)
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2024-03-11 03:56
There are accompaniments available for some of the Rose books. If your skill level is good enough to play any of the 32 Studies or certain ones from the 40 Studies, something from one of those might work.
There are two Wanhal sonatas, both for Bb clarinet and piano, that might be good.
The sonata by Mendelssohn is also very playable.
It really depends on your playing level and experience.
Karl
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Author: dorjepismo ★2017
Date: 2024-03-12 02:45
The first part of the first movement of the Brahms first sonata wouldn't be a bad choice. The 16ths don't sound easy, there's an opportunity to show your rhythmic sense, there are plenty of sound contrasts, and it would demonstrate that technically and tonally, you could play Brahms symphonies, which amateur orchestras have been known to do. Not everyone gets the style, so if you do, it would be a plus.
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Author: m1964
Date: 2024-03-12 22:11
I think it is hard to recommend the music not knowing/hearing the performer.
What is his/her strong aspect(s)? How is the sound/tone quality? Attack quality?
The piece would need to emphasize the strong traits and minimize the weak ones.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2024-03-13 01:42
Agreed
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There are some musical selections that may not be effective no matter what.
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There are some that are better than others. For comparison and contrast I submit two anecdotes.
o Robert Marcellus said that he thought the Weber Concertino was a "perfect piece of music."
o There was a clarinet congress competition many many years ago in which the final used the Paul Hindemith Sonata. The judges (experienced, fine clarinetists all) had a hard time distinguishing one performance from another. The Hindemith is that sort of piece.......it does not allow much room for individual expression.
..............Paul Aviles
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Author: moma4faith
Date: 2024-03-13 03:09
Please name the piece you are currently working on and previous pieces, so we have an idea of your playing level at this time. Without knowing that, look up Brahms Sonata in F minor. Each of the four movements is around the five minute mark. I think the third movement would showcase a beautiful tone in all registers of the instrument, and offer a lot of opportunities for expression.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2024-03-13 20:08
The piano accompaniments to the Philippe Cuper edition of the Rose 32 are excellent. Many of these pieces could be recital pieces in their own right and are so superbly suited to the clarinet.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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