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 advanced clarinet duets
Author: Jobro97 
Date:   2015-03-15 20:04

With solo and ensemble just ending my friend and i decided to challenge ourselves for next year and to compete at state, so any pieces that would be a challenge would be great preferably less known and not performed often, thank you.



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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: tictactux 2017
Date:   2015-03-15 20:55

Rubank/Voxman Selected Duets for Clarinets (Volume I (easy) or II (advanced)).

Well, if you're in for a challenge, take the advanced then. If not for a competition, they're at least good for keeping you in shape.

(Admittedly, I have no clue about the level you're playing at)

--
Ben

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: maxopf 
Date:   2015-03-15 21:08

The Poulenc sonata for 2 clarinets is a fairly challenging duet. One person must have an A clarinet, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPBnJWxTU-c

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: Ken Shaw 2017
Date:   2015-03-15 21:52

The Lazarus Method Part III has three Grand Artistic Duets beginning at p. 280. These are quite athletic and have absolutely equal parts. It's available free at https://urresearch.rochester.edu/institutionalPublicationPublicView.action?institutionalItemId=6226.

The Lazarus Three Grand Concert Duets beginning at p. 383 are a bit less difficult, and better music.

If you have a third player, there's a transcription of Beethoven's Trio for Two Oboes and English Horn at the end of the Langenus Method Part III. It's available on an incredible bargain CD from Gary van Cott http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetmusicmethods.htm Item C1574. It's missing the finale, but there's plenty of great stuff to perform.

Any of these are playable by good high school players.

Ken Shaw

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: WhitePlainsDave 
Date:   2015-03-15 23:40

Challenge you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK91_jjDp1I

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: tacet 
Date:   2015-03-15 23:42

You have of course checked out IMSLP, haven't you?

So maybe you have seen it -- but then maybe not ... there is one item that may fit the bill of "not performed often" nicely. Namely the (neatly written) period manuscript of a "Grand Duo" by Alessandro Rolla.

http://imslp.org/wiki/Grand_Duo_for_2_Clarinets_%28Rolla,_Alessandro%29

I have only stumbled across this and not yet tried it myself. BUT this actually seems to be a set or bravura variations on the very theme (from "L' amor marinaro") that also underlies the last movement of the Beethoven trio.

Given that Rolla has a bit of a reputation for his effective duos and trios, and that this piece does not seem to be available in print, I reckon it might be worth a look -- in particular when the plan is to impress a jury with something unusual.

(tacet)



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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: mankan 
Date:   2015-03-15 23:52

Crusell Three duets. As a swede I must recommend them. Nice music!

mankan

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: Jobro97 
Date:   2015-03-15 23:54

Well as for level not sure what to say, we're we were both in the Oregon all state wind symphony and in the Salem all-city he took 2nd chair and I took 5th

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: Philip Caron 
Date:   2015-03-16 01:30

Ken - coincidentally, just yesterday I felt so weary of the long grind of technical work that I took a "holiday", by opening my grandfather's ragged old hard-bound copy of the Lazarus method. I played through a lot of stuff in about 90 minutes, including the 3rd of the Three Grand Concert duets, most of both parts (that's the one titled "Robert Le Diable".) Ah, such a wealth of expressive melody, and so encouraging of beautiful playing. I may never play those with another clarinetist, but it was a perfect way to play hooky.

The Langenus method part 3 also contains some good duets, including transcriptions of Beethoven and Mozart, plus others by Berr, Muller, and Langenus.

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: Filettofish 
Date:   2015-03-16 01:39

I've been sightreading the Pleyel duets with my teacher - magnificent studies, and interesting little pieces. Performing them would be fun.

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: davyd 
Date:   2015-03-16 04:58

Why not go for Baroque? There's the 6 flute duets and 6 canonic sonatas by Telemann. You won't use the low register, but there's enough going on elsewhere to keep you interested.

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: shadow1 
Date:   2015-03-16 09:29

Freebirds by Scott McAllister. Most both be able to slide gliss beyond a C with two ledger lines.

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: pewd 
Date:   2015-03-16 18:29

Ernesto Cavallini; Three Grand Artistic Duets for Two Clarinets,
edited by D. Hite. Southern Music # B-538

Seven Grand Concert Duets for Two Clarinets
Edited by D. Hite. Southern Music # B-521

31 Selected Duets for Two Clarinets, book 2 (intermediate-advanced)
Edited by Jay Arnold. Edward Schuberth & Co., Inc.

Music for Two Clarinets
(in 3 volumes)
arr. Daniel Kelley
Last Resort Music Publishing www.lastresortmusic.com

- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: pewd 
Date:   2015-03-16 18:32

From the Baroque
Duets for Clarinet
edited by H. Voxman
Rubank (Hal Leonard) www.halleonard.com
isbn 0-634-09417-3
hal leonard's catalog number: HL04470005

- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: nellsonic 
Date:   2015-03-16 21:35

The Magnani duets are quite nice, and very neglected, except for the few easy ones in the first volume of the Rubank Selected Duets (yellow book). This is probably because they seem to be available only in a very expensive oversized import volume of his clarinet method. However, they are also on IMSLP.

I second the recommendations for the Crussel and Poulenc. There are good performances of both on youtube. There's a great live performance of the Poulenc with Charles Neidich there.

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 Re: advanced clarinet duets
Author: Katfish 
Date:   2015-03-17 17:46

War horse Overtures - JB Linear Music. It is a collection of opera overtures like William Tell. Lots of fun.

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