Euphonium + Clarinet

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:35 pm

I was curious to see if any of you knew of any clarinet/Euphonium (yes trombone and Baritone are fine of course) duets my brother and I could do, seeing he was interested. We are both higschool students, he is a senior and Im a Sophomore (about the same level). I didnt think I would find this anywhere else on tubenet so I didnt bother searching. I know Ken has a good one but if I remember correctly, it sounded way too hard.

Thanks Again,

Xtreme "Random Post Creator" Euph

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:09 pm

Let's see: tuba - oboe, now euph - clarinet. Next is the meeting in the middle with Eb or F horn with Eb alto sax. Then the pendulum will swing the other way with pic trumpet and subcontrabass bassoon!!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:39 am

bloke wrote:If you can read treble clef baritone parts (or tenor clef), you and your brother can simply play trumpet or clarinet duets.

...assuming that his brother plays a Bb and not an A clarinet (or that he plays a euphonium in a)

Hey, with all of the kids wanting CC tubas, who knows if the same phenomenon has pervaded the ranks of the clarinetti?

Highams · Post by **Highams** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:01 am

Joemis offers a free clarinet/euph (tbn) piece on his site;

http://www.joesmusicroom.com/woodwinds.html

scroll down to Blue Rondo.

CB

imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:25 am

Maybe not to the taste of youthful players and not totally kosher in the resulting combination of style and instrumentation:

The wealth of baroque sonatas for soloists in the shape of recorder, traverso, oboe, or violin and basso continuo.

This format is extremely flexible, as it may be played by the soloist solely supported by a carrier of the bass line (originally viol, cello, or bassoon - in some rare cases a trombone). The musical result will be very satisfactory during rehearsals and even in concerts. However you can add to the musical richness by adding a keyboard (originally a harpsichord, but a piano will be just fine with modern instruments like yours) and/or a guitar.

You should be able to read directly from the cello part. The clarinet will have to rewrite a transposed version of the solo part. The piano should be able to play out of a modern edition of the often quite complicated ciphered bass, the guitar may have to replace the old ciphers with modern chord symbols.

For me as a practical musicologist, this is what I have done for most of my life. You may have to ask a teacher for help to get started. When you have grasped the idea, it is not very hard to do, only somewhat time consuming.

I have my biases, but then I still find HÃ¤ndel most rewarding with his 4 recorder sonatas in C major, A minor, G minor, and F major in a prioritised listing. Parcham is good. Some Loillet is good. Telemann is a big name, but I never really liked him.

There are other good samples. Vivaldiâ€™s concertos for sopranino recorders are good. You may listen to Michala Petriâ€™s early recordings for inspiration on how to arrange them for a small ensemble (basically 1st violin in the soloist and 2nd violin in the right hand of the piano). The solo part will have to be taken down an octave. No problem at all.

If you go with the 2 first of the HÃ¤ndel sonatas, you will not lack any challenges in the bass line. Not at all!

Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre

The Impaler · Post by **The Impaler** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:44 pm

Ken Freidrich wrote a really nice and accessible duet with accompaniment for myself and a clarinetist friend for a recital about a year and a half ago. Check out his website, I think you can find it there. It's entitled Canzonetta.

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:07 pm

Thanks guys!

Thanks Bloke, ive enough of a hang on tenor and treble (very similar) to read a duet (doing Morceau Symphonique right now).

And my apologies Chuck , I was sure i mentioned it was a Bb Clarinet (not too many A euphs around that I know)

sounds like some great ideas !

Carroll · Post by **Carroll** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:42 pm

Since the "Amsden Practice Duets" are published for both bass clef and transposed treble clef... it seems perfect. Every unit has exercises from very easy to quite tough. You should have a wealth of material there.

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:37 pm

are they appropriate for a recital setting?

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:41 pm

As I peruse my dad's copy, it strikes me that most of the duets are more for technical/phrasing practice than for actual recital performance.