Clarinet & Piano

Andri Messager (1853-1929)

Quality: 7

Solo de Concours

Difficulty: 7

1899

5:00

Southern, (Sixteen Grands Solos de Concert)

Highest Note: alt. Ab

Description

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1899 Contest Piece

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Large cadenza

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Virtuosic (lots of notes!)

Necessary Qualities

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Air between notes

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Smooth fingers; almost everything is slurred

Pedagogical Suggestions

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Start slowly with a metronome on subdivisions

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Make sure to subdivide & not rush notes

Recommended Recordings

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Bradbury/Davies; ASV

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Khouri/Barnes; Continuum

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Soames/Higgins; Clarinet Classics