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Author: Robyn0915
Date: 2005-08-30 03:26
Hi, I have to prepare the Rite of Spring Excerpt for A clarinet and Eb clarinet for my upcoming youth orchestra audition and I was just wondering what are some of the pitfalls of this particular excerpt. Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
L'adoration de la terre
The A solo - Reh 10-12
The Eb solo Reh 1, Reh 9-12 and Reh48
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Author: diz
Date: 2005-08-30 03:35
Damn, my orchestral score of Le Sacre is not at hand, GBK??
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2005-08-30 05:14
And, I thought that we exhausted the subject of springs in a recent thread.
Bob Phillips
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2005-08-30 10:20
I think the most important thing when beginning to study Stravinsky excerpts is to learn the rhythms slowly and carefully with a metronome. Also, practice these solos without grace notes and ties, it makes learning the basic rhythm easier. You'll want to go slowly, subdividing carefully. In the A clarinet solo, probably the sextuplets will be the best subdivision to use. You'll be able to apply that to everything fairkly easily except the quintuplet. After you've learned the parts with good rhythm, add the ties, and then after you can do that, add the grace notes. Also, make sure you have a good recording. If you check your orchestra conductor's biography, you'll find out with whom he studied. I would get that recording to get an idea of what he might like, and a few others as well, just so you can hear it a few different ways. The issues with the D/Eb clarinet solos are a little different. From 9-12 I would be very conscious of intonation, and getting those quintuplet 32nds and other 32nds very clean, and not rushed. Make sure you sustain a very good ff throughout, and make the accents on the high Eb very evident, and don't accent when there isn't one as it changes later in the passage. Also, with the Eb clarinet especially, work with a tuner. This passage is a quartal cycle(cycle of 4ths), and you want to have very well tuned perfect intervals. The passage at 48 is one to practice without ties and grace notes, and then add later. Also, use the tuner, and make sure this is played softly as indicated, and with a metronome. When playing softly there is often a tendency to drag. Also, Peter Hadcocks book Orchestral Studies for the Eb clarinet sheds some light on the Eb clarinet parts in Rite of Spring. Also, make sure you are playing the correct notes, as all of these parts except the one at 48 are written for D clarinet, you'd transpose down a half step from what is written in the score.
That's all I can think of currently, if I think of anything else I'll add it later.
Good luck!
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2005-08-30 10:25
I just remembered a few things. Make sure the rests are accurate, they are music too. Often when playing excerpts, people don't count the rests properly, and it's very evident. When you're practicing with a metronome, make sure you count them carefully. Also, record yourself playing the excerpts, it's usually very helpful.
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2005-08-30 10:47
"And, I thought that we exhausted the subject of springs in a recent thread."
That was left springs, this time it's right springs 
Post Edited (2005-08-30 10:47)
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Author: Robyn0915
Date: 2005-08-31 21:59
Thank you very much for your suggestions Mr. Nichols!
Also, I am sorry Mr. Phillips, I wasn't aware that there were previous discussions on this excerpt. All I found was the debate on whether the D clarinet solo should be played on the Ebcl or not. But if you could find me the links, I would really appreciate it.
Thank you,
Robyn
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2005-09-01 01:38
Ms. Robin, you misunderstand; I'm not being critical at all. I just wanted to thank Mr. Nichols for his frequent and valuable insights.
Also, I'm Bob to most folks.
Thank you.
Bob Phillips
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