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Author: Clarimeister
Date: 2009-09-16 22:52
Hello fellow Clarinetists. I recently got the Carnival of Venice for the Eb clarinet. Ya know.. that showey piece for many different instruments? I was wondering if any of you know what the tempo should be for this piece. It says Andante Sostenuto and I know that's anywhere in the 70-100 bpm range. I was wondering if that is per beat on the eighth note or in 2? I'm hoping it's in the eighth note cause playing it in two at 70-100 bpm is insane. Any help? Thanks.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2009-09-16 23:09
Carnival of Venice is about showing off. The tempo should be as insane as possible, and then even faster.
Ken Shaw
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2009-09-16 23:52
Virtuosity is not always about showing off or faster, louder, higher. My advice is to have fun with it and see how far you can push your limits whilst always making music with it.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2009-09-17 11:34
Yeah when I play the various variations in this piece, I think it's "insane" and "insaner" with each variation although the next to the last (I think, remembering away from the music!) falls under he fingers a bit easier than some of the others. Remember the tune Carnival of Venice and if you can't hear that as played in the beginning of the piece then you're playing too fast or too slow. I try to give a little push or accent to the note that is the melody note in the variations, just to be sure that the audience knows that is the melody too!
Eefer guy
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Author: Clarimeister
Date: 2009-09-18 05:33
Ok so another question? Does anyone have any recordings of this done for Eb? Or heard any recordings. I've been looking everywhere and I can't find any for this arrangement. Thanks.
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Author: Ron
Date: 2009-09-19 11:35
I agree with Peter Cigleris. I am not impressed with players who play so fast that the music just passed me by without my ear being able to process what's actually happened.
Remember that you can make great music without playing insanely fast. One thing that I observed over the years of hearing really great performances by legendary conductors is that some of the best performances that I heard were when the conductor "let the music breathe".
Try to play the piece at different tempi while playing as musically as possible. Record the music if you can and then listen to how they sound to you as the listener. Then decide which tempo sound best TO YOU as you are also the listener as well as the performer. Remember that FASTER is not always better and LOUDER is not always better. Concentrate on playing musically and you will never go wrong.
Ron
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