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Yu-Ching Yeh Clarinet Recital Student: Yu-Ching Yeh Advisor: Ching-Chun Lin Stu -Chun Kuo Supporting Paper Advisor: Ching-Chun Lin

Recital Program

N.W. Gade : Fantasias for Piano and Clarinet, op. 43 A.Copland: Clarinet Concerto A. Szalowski: Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano I. Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo J.Brahms : Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in f minor, op. 120 no. 1

The program above was performed on Sunday, June 18, 2006, 7:30 pm in the Recital Hall of the National Chiao Tung University. The recording CDs of the recital are appended on this paper. Supporting Paper: Aaron CoplandClarinet Concerto-- Interpretation and Analysis

Paper Abstract

This paper is focused on the music of the American composer Aaron Copland and his Clarinet Concerto. Through the understanding with biography of Aaron Copland, compositional styles and the detailed analysis of Clarinet Concerto, the author attempt to seek with suitable ideal in interpretation.

Key WordAaron Copland, Clarinet Concerto.

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Disc 1

1 N.W. GadeFantasias for Piano and Clarinet, op. 43 I. Andantino con moto II. Allegro vivace III. Ballade IV. Allegro molto vivace

2 A.CoplandClarinet Concerto

Disc 2

3 A. SzalowskiSonatina for Clarinet and Piano I. Allegro non troppo II. Larghetteo III. Finale, Allegro

4 I. StravinskyThree Pieces for Clarinet Solo

5 J.BrahmsSonata for Clarinet and Piano in f minor, op. 120 no.1 I. Allegro appassionate II. Andante un poco Adagio III. Allegretto grazioso

IV. Vivace

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............ .1

..... 2

1.1 .......2 1.2 .......5 1.3 .......8

....9

2.1 .....9 2.2 .......10 2.2.1 ..........10

2.2.2 ..........15 2.2.3 ..........19

.........26

3.1 .......26 3.2 .........29 3.3 .........31 3.4 .......33

....................................34

........35

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2.1 ()........11 2.2 ()........12 2.3 (B )......... 13 2.4 (Coda )............................................... 13 2.5 ().....................................................15 2.6 (A 1-11 )...........................17 2.7 (B 26-31 ).....................................17 2.8 (A 36-43 ...................18 2.9 (C 64-73 ...........................18 2.10 A............. ........20 2.11 B.................21 2.12 C.........................21 2.13 Transition ...............................22 2.14 D.............................23 2.15 E.........................24 2.16 ..............................25 3.1 (Coda 99-103 ...........27 3.2 (A B 44-54 ..........28 3.3 (A 52-59 ).30 3.4 ( A 154-191 )32

2.1 ...................10 2.2 ...............................16 2.3...19

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Aaron Copland 1947

Cadenza

Ternary form ABA'coda

(1900-1990)

1947

(Benny Goodman)

1

1.1 1

(Aaron Copland, 1900-1990)

()1900

(1917A.D.)(Rubin Goldmark,1872

1936)

(1921 A.D.)

(Nadia Boulanger,1878-1979)

(Igor Stravinsky,1882-1971)

(Gustav Mahler ,1860-1911)

1924

1920

17-49

2

21928 -(The Copland-Session

Concerts)

1927 1937

(What to Listen for in Music)

(Our New Music)1932 (Carlos Chvez,1899-1978)

1937

1945

1939 1940

194748

(Benny Goodman,1909-1986)

1932 (Victor Kraft)

1937 19

(Leonard Bernstein,19181990)

1950 1952

(Music and Imagination)

(Ralph Copland)

1980 2

3

1972

1970 3(Alzheimer)

1990

(Aaron Copland Foundation for Music

3 Alois Alzheimer 1907

4

1.2

1776

4(spiritual)

5(cowboys songs)()

(Lowell Mason,1792-1872) 1832

(1930 )

()

(Frederick Chopin,1810-1849)

()

(Anton Webern,1883-1945)(Paul Hindemith,1895-1963)

()

4 5

5

()

(Music for the Theater,1925)

(1930-1935)

6

(Piano Variations,1930)

1930

7

(1936-1950)

1930

(Billy the

Kid,1938) (Rodeo,1942) (Appalachian

Spring,1943-1944) 6 () 7

6

(Clarinet Concerto,1947)

(1950-1990)

1940

8

(Connotation,1961-62)

8 1998 223

7

1.3

1947 (Benny Goodman,1909-1986)

(Bela Bartok,1881-1945)

(Contrasts,1938)(Paul Hindemith,1895-1963)

(Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra)

1947

(Rio de Janeiro)

1947

1950

8

2.1

(Concerto)

(Concerto Grosso) (concertino)

(Solo Concerto)

(Giuseppe Torelli,1658-1709)9(Ritornello Form)

ABA'

(Ternary form)

Cadenza

Ritornello Form

9 ritornello

9

2.2

2.2.1

(Slowly and expressively)

A B A(Ternary Form) coda

B (3/44/45/4)

A B III

(cadenza)

A B A Coda

1-21 24-50 51-76 77-94 95-115

1-21 24-35 36-50 51-76 77-94 95-104 105-115

C B C E C E C

2.2.1.1

A

a [ 2-1]

B

10

15 M.4

a()[ 2-1]

M.16 M.19

a M.19

M.24

[ 2-1]

a

a

12

M.24 b

11

BE

B[ 2-2]M.30 C

M.37

M.43-48

[ 2-2]

b

B

BE(Somewhat faster) =76 A

(3/44/45/4)

ab

[ 2-3]M.61

M.74-79 M.65-70 EAC

M.77 A Tempo I

M.81 12

12

[ 2-3]B b

a

Coda

coda A B A

B

b [ 2-4]

E

[ 2-4]Coda b

13

2.2.1.2

A

ACIM.2 II

III

CM.10

M.15 (Neapolitan)

BM.18

M.24

BM.30

5 CM.47

BE

B

BM.51-60 E(IIVV7)

M.61

E(

dI eIFI)

B

M.68 D

M.77

C

A

A A M.77-81 A C

M.80

14

5-4-3-2-1-7-1 [ 2-5]

M.91 M.47 coda

C

coda

codaM.95 EM.101

DCI

IIIIIM109111113

I9[ 2-5]

[ 2-5]

I9 2.2.2

(Cadenza)

15

46

(slur)

(

)

A B A C

1-26 26-35 36-62 62-82

2.2.2.1

A

a

b M.6 C M.9

C Somewhat faster

c [ 2-6]

M.16

(accent)

ff E

G E B

16

[ 2-6]A Mm1-11

c

a b

B

B A

M.26 d

[ 2-7]M.29-31

A

[ 2-7] B Mm25-31 d

A

a tempo A A

17

c

M.40-42

M.40

a [ 2-8]

[ 2-8]A Mm36-43

c c

C

e

[ 2-9]M.72 c

GD

[ 2-9]C

e c

b

18

2.2.3

D BTransition DCoda

A B A

(Rather fast)

ABCDX

(Transition)ABCATransitionC

E E

C

121-175 176-186 187-222 223-238

121-145 146-175 176-186 187-195 205-222 223-227 228-238

G D E D C A G

transition C D E B

269-296 296-322 323-334 239-251 251-268

239-251 51-260 260-268 269-296 296-322 323-334 2

D D G A G F

transi o E D ti n Coda

335-349 350-378 391-440 441-507

344-349 350-360 364-378 391-429 335-343 430-440 441-507

C B A B A C C

19

2.2.3.1

A

E

M.1

A

10 sff

.146 2/2

AM.155

a 25

M.135

M

AC

M.176[ 2-10]

[ 2-10] A A

C

a

10(1859-1891)

20

B

M.176

(Tenuto)

[ 2-1

[ 2-11] B

[ 2-12]

b

B

M.26 d

1]

d

C

B C

(stretto)

[ 2-12] C C C

21

C C

M.195

2-13]Transition

CM.205 C

C

M.223

A

A M.239 Transition

Transition

A A

[ 2-13]

A M.163

M.251 C M.258

[ A

22

D

M.269 D f

5/8 [ 2-14]M.274

M.286 b

ff sf

[ 2-15] M.309 C

D

F

[ 2-14] D

f

E

E

M.296

23

[ 2-15] E

B Transition E D

BdM.176

G)

3/4 2/4 3/4

M.323

BTransition

E

M323 M.350 E

Walking bass

A

( A

suave()G

M.368 M.312

M.312 M.373 A

E

TenutoM.379 f

2/4 A

C

24

M.391 g D f

fffM.412 D

5/8

()

M.412 D

M.430 M.286

M.440

Coda

CodaM.441

CAM.474

CM.481

eM.490

M.503

Efff#G

(gliss)C[ 2-16]

[ 2-16]

25

[ 2-1] M.61

= 69 = 76

M.51 Somewhat faster(= 76) M.45-50

M.51 M.95

= 76 = 69

3.1

(Slowly

and expressively)

= 69

M.42 M.86 moving

forwardM.88 hold back

26

>

--(Tenuto)

Tenuto

M.101 E

(subito piano)

[ 3-1]f

[ 3-1] Coda Mm99-103

M.20

27

A

[ 3-2]

A B ACodaB

B

BEB

M.47

B

B

[ 3-2]A --B

28

3.2

A Somewhat faster

M.12 Twice as fast M.11 (accel)

M.19 A

B M.29

A M.12 () C

James

Camp

(freely)

M.79

bellMartin Frost Laura Ardan M.56-57

ff

M.62 C M.80

Ad libitum( ad lib)

Tenuto(-)

accent(>) staccato()

29

mf ff B mp

(softly)

dreamily() slur

[ 2-6]

B M.29

[ 3-3]C

[ 3-3] C

30

3.3

(Charleston) (boogie woogie)11

(Rather fast)

=126 2/42/23/4

= D M.269

5/8

Coda M.481 =120=132

(Trifle faster)

E M.309

=144 Walking bass

E

11

31

Tenuto

(Swing-Feel)

[3-4]

Tenuto

[3-4] AMm154-191

32

3.4

p

#A

slurtenutoaccent

33

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1.

2. 1947

3.

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