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Author: Aussie Nick  
Date:   2006-06-07 00:20 
 Ok so I have a jury exam for my graduate course in about 2 and a half weeks and my teacher and I have decided to take the Martino Set for Clarinet off my program because it is proving to be a real b*#^h to learn. I need to replace it with something else unaccompanied and about 6-8 mins long. If I get desperate I'll probably just do Stravinsky 3 Pieces (although I played it a couple of years ago) but could do with some ideas for others. Thanks guys.
  
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Author: Tim2  
Date:   2006-06-07 00:28 
 Rozsa Sonatina  or Egon Wellesz Suite for Clarinet Solo, op. 74. 
 
That Martino piece sounds a lot easier than it is with Jonathan Cohler playing it.  I tried working on it once upon a time and could only get a good grasp on movement two. 
 
 
 
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Author: Aussie Nick  
Date:   2006-06-07 01:00 
 I have movement 1 down ok but still have the 2nd movement at half tempo and with some stopping and starting...the 3rd is just ridiculous! But I'll give it a better crack next semester
  
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Author: am0032  
Date:   2006-06-07 13:45 
 The Osborne Rhapsody is a nice unaccompanied piece but doesn't quite meet your time requirements.  It's closer to 4-5 minutes. 
 
Adam
  
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Author: genekeyes ★2017 
Date:   2006-06-07 14:21 
 How about the Miklos Rosza "Sonatina For Clarinet Solo, op. 27? 
 
Interesting piece.  Original ed. is published by Rongwen.  My copy is pretty old. 
I think someone mentoned that it is now handled by Broude.
  
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Author: robertgh  
Date:   2006-06-07 15:42 
 Might want to take a look at Paul Harvey's "Three Etudes on Gershwin Themes" sometimes referred to as "Suite on Themes of Gershwin."  Runs about seven and a half minutes give or take. Subtle, sly fragmentary references to three Gershwin themes embedded in three movements that have a cadenza-like feel.  The last movement, based on "It Ain't Necessarily So," features some demanding pyrotechnics and —yes—THAT glissando shmear. 
 
It's available at: http://www.luybenmusic.com/clcat.asp.  There's also at least one recording that I know of on the Chandos label with Gervase de Peyer.  Wonderfully witty and fey!
  
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Author: CJB  
Date:   2006-06-07 16:09 
 As well as the Paul Harvey robertgh suggested how about the Berkley 3 unaccompanied pieces or a couple of the Bella Kovacs Hommages?
  
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Author: rbell96  
Date:   2006-06-07 18:51 
 Hey 
 
Just a few ideas 
 
Berio - Lied 
Gordon Crosse - A Year and a Day (this is a bit of a difficult work to learn though) 
Edwin Roxburgh - Wordsworth Miniatures (these are lovely!) 
Elliot Carter - Gra 
 
Hope this helps, let me know if you want to know more of any of the pieces. 
 
Rob
  
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Author: DHsu87  
Date:   2006-06-08 06:58 
 The 3rd movement of Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time is a clarinet solo called "Abyss of the Birds." It's about 9 minutes long and is probably not as technically challenging as the Martino.
  
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Author: nielsen57  
Date:   2006-06-08 18:36 
 Persichetti's Parable Op. 126 is a rarely played but great little piece...slow and lyrical at the beginning and end, with a fast rhythmic section in the middle.  About 7 minutes long, not overly challenging to pull together in a short period of time...in fact, I stumbled across it as I was searching for a last-minute addition for one of my grad school recitals. 
 
meg 
 
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Author: beejay  
Date:   2006-06-08 18:39 
 Gordon Jacob - Five pieces for solo clarinet (Oxford University Press) 
You wouldn't have to play them all.
  
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