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Author: dgiacobbe
Date: 2014-07-23 11:01
Hello all,
I'm looking for an alternative to Debussy's Premier Rhapsodie to perform. I am looking for a piece that has the potential to show nuance, control, phrasing, and musicality in a (relatively) small amount of time. I've tried taking a look at the Paris Concours list for alternatives.
My only ideas now are Francaix's Theme and Variations.
I'd appreciate any ideas!
Daniel
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Author: ruben
Date: 2014-07-23 11:44
Alfred Desenclos:" D'un Troubadour" for clarinet and piano, published by Leduc. This is a fine piece by a forgotten French composer that certainly deserves playing. He died relatively young. His children are both musicians here in France and would be glad to know that their father's music is being played. They might even offer interpretation suggestions. If I had to compare the music to anything, I would compare it to early Dutilleux.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: David clarinete
Date: 2014-07-24 02:45
French style
Solo de Concours Messager
Solo de Concours Rabaud
Spain Style (Rarely Know)
Solo de concurso Miguel Yuste
Ingenuidad Miguel Yuste
Capricho pintoresco Miguel Yuste
Fantasia sobre Goyescas Arranged E. Guinovart (Granados)
Fantasia "carmen" Arranged Sarasate (Bizet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zB2n9zaKr0 (carmen)
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Author: DAVE
Date: 2014-07-24 12:46
Thomas Dunhill's "Phantasy Suite".
This piece is really fun and pleasant to listen to. 6 movements of character pieces that require a great deal of finesse to pull off.
You might also have a look at the John Ireland Fantasy.
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Author: Mike_T_Snyder
Date: 2014-07-25 06:32
DavidBlumbergwrote:
> Rossini Intro theme and Var
I second that. The Rossini is a very showy piece to demonstrate both musicality and technical skill, as well as a chance to show off one's mastery of the instrument's range, especially if you play the double high C at the last note of the song people sometimes substitute (go up chromatically instead of down). This piece requires superb knowledge of phrasing to be played correctly, as well.
You could also play the Spohr Potpourri. It's not very well known but it shows a great variety of musicality and skill as well. There are almost no links to listen to it anywhere on the internet, though, so the best I can do is an midi recording: http://www.clarinetinstitute.com/Cl%20Midi%20Files.htm
While the sheet music is public domain, I scoured the internet and couldn't find it ANYWHERE, so I gave up and ordered it from sheetmusicplus. The first movement is about three minutes and the second about seven (The second movement especially is good for this)
Messager Solo de Concours and Stravinsky Three Pieces are good too. Messager's piece demonstrates a great understanding of rhythm and musical understanding. There is plenty of room to show off, especially at the lengthy cadenza. Stravinsky demonstrates admirable skill and, as well, sounds quite impressive. It is a very modern, unaccompanied piece that is relatively short.
You could also play either the first or last movement of the Weber Duo Concertant. The last movement is about 7 minutes and shows remarkable musical skill and adequate technical skill. It also demonstrates great skill in phrasing, if played correctly.
Another goodpiece is the Kuffner Introduction, Theme and Variations. (You'll more likely find the sheet music by searching Weber, though, since people used to think he wrote it.) The full piece runs about 8 and a half minutes, but leaving out the slower movements it could be much shorter. Since there are repeats after practically every section, leaving those out could make it even shorter. This piece sounds very impressive and demands technical and musical skill as well (though not as much as the Rossini)
If you want to show off to absurdly ridiculous proportions, you can play Donald Martino's A Set for Clarinet. I'm listing this piece because I'm not sure what level of playing you need a piece for. The first movement is about three minutes, and the other two (though I'm not sure how long) are also quite short. This requires a superhuman level of technical skill, so, if you ever feel like torturing yourself. This piece is also modern unaccompanied. It was literally written to test the capabilities of the clarinet and clarinet player (that is, how difficult can something be without being unplayable).
I'm not sure how long is a "small amount of time" and what skill level you are playing at, but these pieces all fall under the ten minute time frame.
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2014-07-27 22:38
Fantaisie Italienne, Marc Delmas, is as close as you'll get to the Debussy but it's not quite the masterwork the Premiere Rhapsody is.
Here's a short thread on it: http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=184349&t=184349
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Author: ruben
Date: 2014-07-27 23:31
Morrigan: I agree that the Marc Delmas piece is a really good one; sadly forgotten. I also agree that it's not up to Debussy's standards. Debussy was a genius after all. Nevertheless, it is worth playing and worth hearing. Is it played at times in Britain? It certainly isn't here in France.
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