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    since the composer decided not to continue the work on this piece while he was still alive. James M. David: AUTO ’66: for Solo Clarinet and Wind Ensemble I. Lamborghini Miura; II. Mini Cooper S; III. G.T.O. This clarinet concerto is scored for Piccolo‚ 2 Flutes‚ 2 Oboes‚ 2 Bassoons‚ Contrabassoon‚ 4 Clarinets in B-Flat‚ Bass Clarinet‚ B-Flat Contrabass Clarinet‚ 2 Alto‚ Tenor and Baritone Saxophones‚ 3 Trumpets in B-Flat‚ 4 Horns‚ 2 Tenor Trombones‚ Bass Trombone‚ Euphonium‚ 2 Tubas and 5 Percussions

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    would become one of the top bandleaders in the swing era. He began his musical career as a highly sought-after alto saxophone player in the New York area‚ and was able to benefit from the growth of radio and studio recordings. As he perfected his technical ability with various dance bands‚ he was still relatively unknown in the early 30’s when he began to focus exclusively on the Clarinet while Swing music began to grow in popularity. While we may carefully analyze the two pieces to satisfy our

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    Band” (ODJB) who inherited much instrumentation from New Orleans Brass Band tradition. In this piece they made use of a typical small combo with a ‘frontline’‚ including cornet‚ clarinet and trombone‚ and a ‘rhythm’ section consisting of piano and drums. Charlie Parker’s Re-boppers also used a small combo‚ but with Alto sax and trumpet (replacing the out of date cornet) in the frontline‚ and piano‚ drums and bass in the rhythm section in “Ko-Ko” recorded in 1945. Although both use a similar sized

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    In the past two‚ I got back into the tenor saxophone due the fact I prefered it over clarinet. The tenor saxophone in my opinion‚ is not some tool that can crank out swingy tunes which were popularized in jazz performances. I prefer the lesser common marching and concert tenor saxophones which can match a beautiful pitch with the tenor horns of the ensemble. It’s not a common instrument like the alto saxophone‚ which truly is an easier horn to play. The tenor saxophone is also the most similar

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    The all male band was comprised of baritone saxophones‚ tenor saxophones‚ alto saxophones‚ bass trombones‚ trumpets‚ a clarinet (occasional)‚ a guitar‚ a piano‚ an upright bass‚ and drums. The first set consisted of 8 pieces: Soupbone‚ by John Clayton; Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)‚ by Stan Getz; Ascending‚ by Fred Sturm; When I Fall in Love‚ (composer

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    SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS Setting personal goals in my life are important to me because I want to strive for personal Excellence. I hope that as long as I live I will strive to excel and learn. Achievement of a short term goal leads to a long term goal and it never ends unless I will it to end. Since I’m passionate about learning and setting goals I believe I will continue to learn and achieve new goals. One goal I am working on now is learning how to write an excellent paper‚ in proper

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    was a great jazz clarinet player and the leader of one of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (1935–1945). In fact‚ Time magazine dubbed him "the King of Swing." Benjamin David Goodman was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ on May 30‚ 1909‚ into a large‚ poor Jewish family. His parents‚ who had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe‚ were Dora and David Goodman. He first started playing clarinet at a local Chicago synagogue when he was about ten. He learnt the clarinet with the help of

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    accent between beats Polyrhythm – two or more different rhythms being played at the same time. Swing – a type of rhythm usually found in Jazz where quavers are played as a crotchet and quaver triplet. MELODY Pitch notation – treble‚ bass‚ alto clef Step (conjunct) – moving to the next note above or below Leap (disjunct) – moving to a note two or more steps above or below Range – the distance between the lowest and highest note of a melody (wide / narrow) Octave – the distance from

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    Over the years jazz music has gone through many musical evolutions throughout its history. At its height in the 20s and through the 40s‚ jazz big bands were one of the most popular forms of musical entertainment in America. After World War II‚ there seem to be a shift within the jazz community as more and more jazz musician broke away from the big band genre. Many of them created smaller more intimate groups that wanted to put more of an emphasis on solo improvisation‚ instrumental virtuosity‚ and

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    class‚ I was tasked with administering rhythm tests. After setting up a music stand in the hallway‚ the students came one at a time to attempt their next tested rhythm. Throughout the length of the class period‚ I saw around 10 students‚ all playing clarinet. A few of the students were in bad moods‚ but the vast majority seemed excited just to get away from normal band class for a few minutes. I had the students play an excerpt from the exercise associated with their tested rhythm. That week‚ most students

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