Unaccompanied Clarinet Solo
Sempre p e molto tranquillo, q = 52 --- e = 168 --- e = 160
| Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Russian |
Quality: 10 |
| Three Pieces |
Difficulty: 8 |
| 1919 |
3:19 |
| Chester, 1993 |
Highest Note: alt. G |
Description
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"Prototype" of unaccompanied clarinet pieces |
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Neoclassical, with a jazz influence |
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Written for Werner Reinhardt, an amateur clarinetist and a patron of Stravinsk |
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Edition has good (editor's) notes |
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Clear & meticulous markings |
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I & II Preferably in A; III preferably in Bb (jazzier; Bb has a brighter sound) |
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I: slow & soft; grace notes |
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II: louder & faster; hardest & most awkward technically |
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III: difficult to get rhythmic drive |
Necessary Qualities
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Fast fingers |
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Light articulation |
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Air between notes |
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Musicality |
Pedagogical Suggestions
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I: Listen to Rite of Spring & Russian folk music |
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III: Count in eighth notes |
Recommended Recordings
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Cohler; Ongaku |
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Meyer; Wea/Denon |