Clarinet & Piano
| Robert Baksa (1938- ) |
Quality: 3 |
| Hummingbird Scherzo |
Difficulty: 5 |
| 1990 |
(6 pages) |
| Composers Library Editions, 1990 |
Highest Note: alt. G |
Description
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American' born in New York & grew up in Tuscon, Arizona |
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Studied with Henry Johnson, Robert McBride, & Lucas Foss |
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Similar to Hindemith: wrote for many instruments, even "neglected" ones (tuba, English horn, harpsichord, etc...) |
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Good piece to teach compound meters (common 3/8 & 6/8 rhythms) |
Necessary Qualities
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Good sense of rhythm |
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Ease in altissimo |
Pedagogical Suggestions
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Practice scales & triads |
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Practice in 3 early; if trouble with 3/8, write some out in 3/4 & think of it as cut time |
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