Clarinet Lovers

Body_and_ Soul_2.0 orchestral >>

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:01:09 GMT

Enjoy a song with clarinet part! (It's quite rare to hear clarinetto in a pop song, right? ;))

SOLARIS project

Nu-Jazz from Schostakovich’s motherland ;)

The original version of famous 1930 “Body and Soul” standard, that features a sophisticated polyphonic “basso ostinato” middle section along with modern beats!

Beautiful Chorus 1, dramatic Chorus 2; short reflection, crescendo and first climax in Bridge, then polyphonic journey through subconsciousness and violin solo as the general climax …post-catharsis major Reprise and dissolve-in-the-light Coda.

You have NEVER heard a song like that

Body and Soul, 6.1M >>

Ann Rodi - voice

myspace.com/jazzbywire

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:41:54 GMT

Anyone have recommendations for good Dixie Land themed music featuring clarinet solos etc? Preferably easy to find on iTunes songs would be great. I really like Dixie Land but the lack of exposure to it in a classical music school is hard. I want to start a dixie land group at my school in the future maybe and listening to it for a while would be great. ^^

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:04:28 GMT

Any particular reed knife recommendations? I have an idea of what I'm looking for, but I'm open to suggestions.

UT

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:45:35 GMT

Anyone know anything about the clarinet professor/studio at the University of Tennessee?

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:49:48 GMT

If I play my clarinet while I have a cough, will my reed catch the cough too? And after I'm better, will I essentially be catching my cough back off my reed over and over again?

And if so, what's the best way to disinfect a reed which may be a little diseased?

Thanks for any advice.

Francaix Concerto

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:13:14 GMT

Perhaps this is common knowledge, but is the Francaix Concerto supposed to be for clarinet in A? It would take it out of that horrendous key (although I haven't tested to see if it would actually be easier) and also make that low E-flat accessible (in concert pitch terms). Has it be done, was it intended to be done, and if not, what do people do about that low E-flat?

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:55:25 GMT

A friend of mine found this quote while doing a research paper and I couldn't help but share :)

Flutists and brass players, with all their worries, at least have the advantage over players of reed instruments in that their sounds are generated with the help of the solid, unchangeable material of the instrument. Oboists, clarinetists, and bassoonists are entirely dependent upon a short-lived vegetable matter of merciless capriciousness, with which, however, when it behaves, are wrought perhaps the most tender and expressive sounds in all wind music.

-Anthony Baines, Woodwind Instruments and their History

It's so true :D

Blue Shades

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:38:58 GMT

Hi everyone! I know there was a post with the solo from Blue Shades post not long ago, but the link has expired - I was wondering if it would be possible for someone to reupload it? I would really appreciate it! xxx

scholarship competition

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:51:50 GMT

I am writing to request members of this community vote for Phuong Duong, a fellow clarinet player, who is competing in this scholarship competition. She is currently in semifinalist round, and she needs more votes to win this round which concludes in the morning of April 9. Vote here. Be sure to type down the code before you hit "VOTE NOW". It takes less than 1 minute vote, and I hope you can help another clarinet player out. Thank you!

survey

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:37:26 GMT

I'm working on a project for a class I am taking, and I would really appreciate some help.
I've made this survey and it is only 10 questions. I'm trying to get a varied group of people for it.
Also, if you have already taken this survey please do not take it again.
Click Here to take survey
Thanks!

wit&wisdom

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:12:47 GMT

"Music has been my playmate, my lover, and my crying towel"
~Buffy Sainte-Marie

note: this is a sweet quote that my clarinet instructor has framed on his desk, it makes me smile everytime since at the moment i'm playing a piece called, "Sadame" and hearing it be played just....oh let's just say that that piece of music, for me, fits the quote above perfectly. I am sure we all have played a piece that makes us feel this way, but isn't that the joy of music? :)

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:02:00 GMT

Hello, all. I've been watching this community from my old journal for a while now (just made this account today), and I finally decided to post. ^_^ My name is Amber and I'm a sophomore in central New York. I'm going to play at NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) Solo-Festival for my first time in early May, which is basically being graded for a solo you play for an adjudicator, and I believe it also entails some scales. I've already started learning my solo and I know scales decently well because I'm taking Music Theory, but does anyone have any tips for getting ready for solo-fest?
Thanks!!

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:57:48 GMT

Can I ask.

When you play the clarinet. I can play it okay, but then mid-way though an 1/2 hour lesson my mouth get really really dry and I can't produce a note .. so I was thinking is it because I'm dehydrated or what. ? I think it's dehydration because afterwards I drink water and then play it again and I can play it perfectly.

So. I guess the question comes now . -
When you play the clarinet during mid lesson to take a sip of water is that rude or what? I don't know if I should refrain from doign that. Also how do you keep your mouth hydrated and like not dry? Do you drink loads beforehand

Thanks. sorry If I've rambled on.

wit&wisdom

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:32:56 GMT

"Songs are sneaky things. They can skip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells...I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history."
---Pete Seeger

Note: i've always loved this quote and thought i should share this with you all. I'm sure all of us have a particular song that makes us feel so...lovely inside, no matter how were feeling. i have yet to find a clarinet piece that will make me feel that way, but hey? it doesn't mean i'll stop looking =D

NYC sheet music

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:21:35 GMT

i'm going to visit NYC in april! i was wondering if there are any sweet music stores that carry a large selection of clarinet sheet music, e.g. solo/duet/quartet? thanks in advance!

Abandoned Toys!!

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:07:57 GMT

Abandoned Toys makes some of the most beautiful contemporary classical music that I have come across lately. If you like the genre, you should really look into their album, "The witch's garden".

Abandoned toys

Canon on Clarinet

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:23:39 GMT

Is it a bad thing that the first thing I noticed was that the conductor was in a totally different time zone than the performers?

Do you recognize this?

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:40:40 GMT

Anybody recognize the piece that Pascual Martinez Forteza is playing here? It's pretty sweet, but I have no idea what it is.

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:41:09 GMT

Does anyone have a scan of that huge clarinet solo in Blue Shades? I saw the Crane wind ensemble perform it, and I played the piece as a second clarinet in an all-state performance. Now I just really want to learn that solo. :P Thanks in advance.

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:56:55 GMT

Does anyone know where I can get Schumann's Three Romances for Bb clarinet? I've only found it for Clarinet in A. I know it's possible that the piece is out there. I just cannot locate it and I really need to get a hold of it ASAP. :] Thanks for anyone that can help.

S&E

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:08:32 GMT

We had Solo and Ensemble a couple weeks ago. I walked in scared to death about my solo because I had never heard it before and it sounded horrible. So i chickened out and asked for comments only. In the end, i had apparently done fine, and would have gotten a superior on it but noooo. I had to let my insecurities get the best of me. Oh well. Our trio got a superior the next day though so yipeee

Unaccompanied Solos

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:28:02 GMT

I'm in search of a short (3-5 minutes) unaccompanied solo for Bb clarinet. I don't have particular preferences on the style- just not something that is ridiculously difficult. Anyone know of a good piece? Recommendations? Thanks!

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:09:51 GMT

Hey all.
I have a quick question for any clarinet players who play sax on the side. My band director recently gave my jazz band the piece "Theme from the asphalt jungle" by Duke Ellington for the Greenwich CT jazz fest in March. The only thing is, the version he gave us is the real version, no dumbing down of anything. I'm a clarinestist, but I play bari sax for the jazz band and the song has me playing up in the range of like high E, F, F#, and G above the staff. Is there any easy way of playing those notes up so high? I've only been playing the bari for about 3 months, and while I can hit all the notes, playing them quickly is difficult and does not sound good. Any suggestions or trick fingerings? Is the bari sax even supposed to play that high? I thought clarinets were the only ones crazy enough to bust out the high register (flutes don't count). =]

One more question on the side. I'm playing the clarinet in my school's pit orchestra for Beauty and the Beast (yay!) but a lot of the music asks for vibratto. I can't even do it on the sax. Is there any easy, fool proof way to use vibratto on the clarinet? The few times I've tried I just sound drunk and flat.

Thanks a bunch.

Humidifying!

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:29:16 GMT

Well, seeing as it is winter, I know a lot of clarinets (and instrumentalists in general) have trouble keeping their instruments properly humidified. I'm a student up in the mountains, so it gets very cold outside. Living in a dorm also makes the air very dry in the room where my clarinets are kept. I humidify my dorm room as well as keeping 3 dampits in my double case and one in my single case. Sadly, the rings on my barrel still get loose and the ring around the bell on my A clarinet is loose as well.
Humidifying my room is pretty much a lost cause. I can really only get the humidity to about 20%. I plan to invest in a second humidifier.
Dampits are pretty useful because they take about 24 hours to dry out.
Does anyone have any methods for humidifying that aren't by using dampits? I'd like to experiment with other things.

hismajesty123@yahoo.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:16:28 GMT

Hi guys-

I'm looking for some solo clarinet pieces that are rather sad. Like extremely sad, depressing, and emotional. Something I can express myself with. Difficulty level is not an issue. Any ideas? Thanks.