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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2006-02-06 10:24
G'day all!
This year at college I'm in my Honours year and think it's appropriate to include Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in my recital.
The problem is finding a string quartet to do it.
At my college, there are plenty of string players who have formed quartets and have been playing together for their whole time there. But the string quartet has so much great repertoire, they're just so into everything they're doing to be persuaded to play the Mozart Quintet with me.
How can I convince a group of string players to play this charming, worthwhile work with me?!
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Author: Rick Williams
Date: 2006-02-06 15:40
Bribery is good. Another way though might be to talk to your professor and see if he can persuade one of the quartets to play with you or persuade the string professor to "encourage" one of the quartets to play with you.
Best
Rick
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Author: larryb
Date: 2006-02-06 16:29
Have you asked any string players yet?
I know string players who would jump at the opportunity to play the Mozart or Brahms quintets. These are great string works.
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Author: charlie_star_uk
Date: 2006-02-06 16:30
yes, offer wine and chocolate!! but don't let them talk you out of rehearsals!! it is always tempting to accept the offer of a quartet who say yes, but only on limited rehearsal as they have "more important" pieces... do not be tempted!!!
maybe set up a concert? and offer them the chance to play a quartet too?
charlie
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-02-06 17:05
This is a big problem.
Be warned, however: when you do work all your charms on the group; you must not blow the performance! "My" violist hasn't spoken to me since I missed a repeat in KV 498. I've had to import a violist from Santa Barbara, and she's only good for a couple weeks a year.
Bob Phillips
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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2006-02-06 17:07
Step one: Find out what floats their boats
Step two: Do it
I've found that the best way to motivate someone to do something musically is to pay them. It works far better than any other route I have seen. They even will interpret the work the way you want.
It works even better if you can find someone to pay you for putting on the performance in the first place. Sad to say, there are more people wanting to hear Blue Bayou or Heartbreak Hotel than there are interested in any classical or Romantic era quintet.
leader of Houston's Sounds Of The South Dance Orchestra
info@sotsdo.com
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2006-02-06 18:54
If people have been turning you down for the reason you listed, they have so many other things to play, they aren't living in reality. It's very important that string players learn these works, they are staples of the string quartet literature. Most quartets have recorded one or the other with at least once with a major player. It's standard repertoire not just for us, but them as well, and they need to know it. Besides it's great music worth examining in detail.
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band
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