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Author: Jeremiahcp
Date: 2009-08-13 04:52
I played the clarinet (more specifically the bass clarinet but not now) during 7 - 12 grade back in school. I wanted to get back into and it seems my fingers still know the notes, but my mind has long forgotten. So I can play simple stuff but I don't know what the notes are called. But that really does not seem too important; I got a chart for that.
What I need is some simple performance spotlights or clarinet solos that I can practice it on. I figure it will be more desirable if I have some songs to work on (songs that can be played and sound good as a solo clarinet) and not just exercises and short sections of songs. I was wondering if anyone here could point some out to me. Maybe something common; something I might know, so that I know how it is suppose to sound. Being common is not all that important though if I can find a recording on the net to listen to.
It would be a big help. Any other suggestions, to help me get this rolling again, are welcome also.
Post Edited (2009-08-13 07:20)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2009-08-13 12:22
O.K. GBK will cringe at this, but the Mozart Clarinet Concerto was my first piece that I learned before I could read music. My teacher became apoplectic when he started me at an atypical spot only to find out that I had no idea what notes to play!!
Also the Wagner/Baermann Adagio is fairly straight forward.
Outside of that, try thumbing through complete methed books for the easier solos and duets.
...............Paul Aviles
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-08-13 17:57
Hmmmmm. Nice, fun, easy solos? Hmmmmmm.........
The only thing that comes to MY feeble, knowledgeable mind (not having played much repertoire to begin with) would be something like Brahms lullabye. Simple, beautiful, you can find the music ANYWHERE!
Try to find some simple trumpet or sax music too. It'll be well within the range of the clarinet to begin with, and should sound very pleasing. And probably easier to find some easy jazzier sax music than easy jazzy clarinet music (if you want a change of pace from the classical literature)
Alexi
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Author: Alfred
Date: 2009-08-15 22:01
Eh, I don't know where to help you start, but I'll tell you that you'll want to call them "pieces" rather than "songs."
Good luck. I started in middle school, too, so I started with method books, i.e, Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, etc.
Those days...
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2009-08-15 22:18
Bluesparkle wrote:
> I always enjoy a run through an old hymnal.
Yeah, I often warm up with one of the songs in my "120 hymns" book.
Else there are a lot of good exercises - Bach's Cello suite should keep you quite busy (I have transposed it for down-to-low-F which appears as a written C-maj with little accidentals)
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Ben
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Author: Dori
Date: 2009-08-19 19:52
Check out the site 8notes.com which has free sheet music and recordings. I think you'll find things there you may enjoy.
Wecome back to playing!
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2009-08-20 12:26
I think the Mozart Clarinet Concerto (get it in Bb) is great because it has so many great things to work on. Trills, runs, arpeggios, some difficult fingerings, and some parts that are not difficult, and besides, it's beautiful.
Leonard
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