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Shepherd on the Rock-articulation

Author: ruben
Date: 2014-08-20 13:14

In the last 15 or so bars of Schubert's "Shepherd on the Rock", you have a series of semiquavers/16th notes with no articulation(s) indicated. Most people seem to slur two and tongue two, but this sounds rather academic to me: like a Klosé exercise. A German clarinettist I heard tongued the first, slurred the next two and tongued the last one of the beat: a bit quirky, maybe. What do you do? Also, the clarinet/ piano ending, which goes on after the singer has stopped (and posibly gone home!) has always sounded a bit banal to me compared with the sublime poetry of the rest; a little frantic too.

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Re: Shepherd on the Rock-articulation

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-08-20 17:23

The most successful renditions are as you say "slur two, tongue two" with the very last seven notes articulated, crescendoed and no slowing of tempo.

Just my preference

...............Paul Aviles

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Re: Shepherd on the Rock-articulation

Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2014-08-21 18:53

Keep the articulation VERY light.

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Post Edited (2014-08-22 16:17)

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