Unaccompanied Clarinet Solo
Allegro --- Adagio --- Allegro
| Donald Martino (1931- ), American | Quality: 8.5 |
| A Set For Clarinet | Difficulty: 10 |
| 1954 | 9:00 |
| McGinnis & Marx, 1957 | Highest Note: alt. B |
Description
 | Required repertoire for the 2004 ICA Young Artist Competition |
| Dedicated to Arthur Bloom, original clarinetist with the Dorian Wind Quintet |
| 20th Century, non-avant-garde: jazz influence, use of altissimo, large leaps, changing meters, non-standard subdivisions, dynamic contrast |
Necessary Qualities
| Air support over leaps |
| Good finger-tongue coordination |
| Light articulation and good tongue position |
| Comfort in the altissimo |
| Good finger technique |
Pedagogical Suggestions
| Include the altissimo in your daily warm-up routine |
| Listen to different interpretations of this piece |
| Prepared finger technique |
| Practice repeatedly articulating on an altissimo note to get the correct tongue position |
| Swung rhythms and five magic rhythms |
Recommended Recordings
| J. Cohler; The Clarinet Alone; Ongaku |
| M. Webster; Martino: Solo and Chamber Works; Composers Recordings |
| J.B. Yeh; Dialogues With My Shadow; Koch |