Unaccompanied Clarinet Solo
| Joan Tower (1938- ) |
Quality: 10 |
| Wings |
Difficulty: 10 |
| 1981 |
8:43 |
| Associated, 1983 |
Highest Note: alt. A |
Description
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Similar to Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, mvmt. III |
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Dedicated to Laura Flax, clarinetist in chamber group Tower was in when she wrote this |
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No time signature; one movement in sections |
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Slow, calm beginning |
Necessary Qualities
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Air between notes |
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Finger technique |
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Musicality |
Pedagogical Suggestions
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Listen to Quartet for the End of Time |
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Picture a bird while you play (flying, gliding, etc....) |
Recommended Recordings
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Flax; CRI |
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Spring; Summit |