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Author: dGilmour46
Date: 2013-03-08 01:10
I have a middle school student who REALLY wants to audition for some youth symphonies and needs to play an unaccompanied solo piece. The groups he is auditioning for are typically lower high schoolers at minimum but he's fairly good for a middle schooler and wants to try anyway, which I applaud for - I wish I had taken some auditions earlier than I did in my youth.
The problem is that I have no idea what to give him for a piece. All of the earliest unaccompanied pieces I've played are too difficult, in my opinion. Stravinsky Three Pieces, Malcolm Arnold Fantasy, Sutermeister Capriccio...all of my solo pieces that I know of and played at my youngest age are just too hard still. I've searched around but ultimately I haven't found a single bit of hope yet.
My last ditch option would be to find an easier Rose etude or something but I think it would be better to NOT pick an etude, as that isn't really what the audition panel is looking for.
Does anyone suggest something?
Thanks
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2013-03-08 01:36
If you have access to a copy of Arban's Complete Conservatory Method, you might find something useful in the section entitled "The Art Of Phrasing". Yes, it's a trumpet method, but much of the material can be valuable for clarinet study as well.
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Author: rc004e
Date: 2013-03-08 01:38
What about the Rhapsody by Osbourne? It might be a little long for a middle school player. It just depends on his/her ambition. I am certain you will get some other good recommendations here.
RC
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2013-03-08 03:56
There are a couple of movements of the Gordon Jacob Five Pieces for Solo Clarinet that would probably be within reach.
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Author: tacet
Date: 2013-03-08 17:45
I think one size doesn't fit all, so what particular strength could your student demonstrate?
Dynamics & expression -- "Stimmungen eines Fauns" (Fromm-Michaels), in particular if the very brief altissimo excursions in mvmt #2 are in reach (then I would propose #1 and #2, which are brief and a nice contrast).
Sense of rhythm & drive -- a Piazzolla Tango Etude, #3 maybe.
Standard Technique -- the Stadler Caprices are original literature, but IMHO need some cuts and period-style embellishing to be effective. Cavallini op. 3 #3 (#13 in the Ricordi edition) may also be withing reach and is clearly concert solo style.
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Author: rc004e
Date: 2013-03-08 17:55
Or how about the following:
Classical Studies for Clarinet transcribed and edited by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1948, SS, 72 pages. An outstanding book of music based primarily on the works for solo violin and cello of Bach. Additional material is drawn from Bach flute and clavier pieces and three Handel suites for clavier.
This was the description on Gary Van Cott's website. I think it is $8.95
RC
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Author: davyd
Date: 2013-03-09 02:51
Ernst Krenek's Monologue op. 157 might be doable, though it's definitely on the nontonal side of things. (For some reason, Pepper shows it as being accompanied.)
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Author: dGilmour46
Date: 2013-03-09 03:52
I thought about a Piazzolla tango etude as well, and ironically #3 exactly ;-)
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Author: dGilmour46
Date: 2013-03-09 03:56
I've decided to order up the Classical Studies for Clarinet transcribed by Voxman. I think that a Bach sonata would be a great fit for him at this point, and this book seems promising to offer many different choices within that realm. And if I don't find anything, they look fun for me to keep besides!
Thanks for all of your input; I haven't signed on to this bboard in years, and yet it continues to be the most easily accessed large community of [helpful] clarinetists on the web. Thanks! I should poke around a few more threads...
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Author: clariniano
Date: 2013-03-15 22:46
There's a cool set of unaccompanied clarinet pieces by Paul Harvey called which the pieces range I would say from late elementary to intermediate (I don't think any of the pieces require above a D or E above the staff, and many of them mostly are on the chalumeau and clarion registers, and they are generally a bit easier that the easiest of the Gordon Jacob Five pieces movements. But at least one or two of the movements are quite showy, I remember the first one, Penny the Spaniel has an ending that gets faster and faster and has 3 fast grace notes before the main note in several bars and overall it's quite fast anyway.
Meri
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