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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 14:40:40 GMT
A question about the recital pieces. As a saxophonist can I get away with mostly modern ish repertoire or am I going to have to include a Bach sonata or Telemann sonata in there somewhere. On the list the only early stuff is Bach Sonata in Eb, which I don't want to do, and 2 Telemann Sonatas, of which I have the C minor and it's ok, I just don't know if I like it enough to practice it to that level.
My initial thoughts were Amy Quate Light of Sothis, Ibert Histories, and Pierne's Canzonetta, but that still leaves me with roughly 10 minutes of music left, so really need something decent to fill it with.
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Post by mrbouffant on Sept 18, 2006 15:10:13 GMT
IANAADE, but i guess it's a modern instrument and the baroque pieces are adapted so how can they penalise you for an all modern recital? i think a contrast of form and style would be the main thing rather than artificially fluffing it out with a token piece of adapted baroque stodge...
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 15:17:37 GMT
I suppose I'd get asked in the viva about why I didn't include a Baroque work so if I can bluff that I'll forget it and find something else.
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Post by mrbouffant on Sept 18, 2006 15:26:36 GMT
Justifying your choice of programme is everything. I would have thought it should be an acceptable point, even to the ABRSM examiners
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 15:27:47 GMT
They'll love me...when I tell them Baroque music is utter rubbish and that's why I'm not playing any...
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Post by mrbouffant on Sept 18, 2006 15:40:31 GMT
So, are you sending your form in this week?
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 15:41:38 GMT
Even if I was I wouldn't tell anyone, but no, I'm not.
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Post by mrbouffant on Sept 18, 2006 15:42:29 GMT
You wouldn't even tell little me?
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 15:43:25 GMT
Little? No, I'd tell no-one.
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Post by YetAnotherKlavierist on Sept 18, 2006 16:20:07 GMT
Yes, I believe he was once known as 'small boy'
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Post by mrbouffant on Sept 18, 2006 18:10:03 GMT
That was a blatant misrepresentation of the truth.. ask caz, apparently she knows
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Post by anacrusis on Sept 18, 2006 20:37:45 GMT
I don't see why you should have to do a baroque piece. I didn't play any classical or romantic repertoire for my ATCL - different board, I grant - and found myself with two pieces from about 1620 ish, one from the turn of the 17th to 18th centuries, and an avant garde modern piece. The pieces all showed different aspects of playing technique and were different in style, and I shoved the avant garde one in second to last, so at least there was something nice-ish to listen to at the end...and the comment I got was that the programme was well balanced. To me, Bach sounds great on pretty much any instrument - yes, YAP, except the Lego harpsichord! - but the sax wasn't around in his time, so why play Bach on it?
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 20:38:40 GMT
Ok, I think I'd have enough of an argument to warrant not playing anything Baroque. Now I have to find another piece or two...
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 18, 2006 21:02:05 GMT
Argh, I have 2 French pieces in my programme aaaaah.
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Post by neilclarinet on Sept 18, 2006 21:12:20 GMT
Would they say why no Rennaissance, why no pre Rennaisance? Would a recorder player get asked why no French Romantic, Russian piece etc. Would a pianist automatically fail for not doing a Beethoven Sonata, or a violinist for not doing a piece by Mozart, a cellist for omitting a Bach Suite? As long as your programme is balanced overall I see no reason to expect specific kinds of pieces included, bearing in mind the general history of your instrument. THAT is something you should be well clued up on, that way you can defend your reason in the viva for picking x and not y. As a clarinettist I had a similar dilema in lack of Classical and Baroque music, so it's more Romantic and 20th Century weighted.
Good luck preparing.
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