Passage Studies, Book 3
adapted by Frederick Thurston
Composer: Frederick Thurston
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
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This edition is Book 3 in a series of 3; the other parts of the series are available from the same publisher:
Book 1
Book 2
Contents:
Prelude & Fugue for Organ in G MinorJohann Sebastian BachToccata, from Harpsichord Sonata in A Major, P 893.06Pietro Domenico ParadiesStudy on Two Themes from the Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2
From the 10 Variations for Piano on 'La stessa, la stessissima' from 'Falstaff,' WoO 73Ludwig van BeethovenImpromptu in E♭, from 4 Impromptus, D. 899Franz SchubertFrom 'Presto agitato' for Piano, WoO 6
From the Scherzo from 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' Op. 61Felix MendelssohnFrom Symphony No. 1 in B♭ Major, Op. 38 'Spring'
From Symphony No. 4, Op. 120Robert SchumannStudy on a Theme from the Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115Johannes BrahmsTarantella on a Russian FolksongMikhail GlinkaVariation III from Piano Trio, Op. 50Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyStudy on Clarinet Themes from 'Salome'Richard StraussFrom Dances of GalántaZoltán KodályFrom No. 1 of Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (Mikrokosmos Vol. 6)Béla BartókPolka from the ballet "The Age of Gold"Dmitri Shostakovich
Frederick John Thurston (1901 – 1953) was an English clarinettist. Book 3 of Passage Studies consists of 16 studies based on music not originally for the clarinet (with some exceptions), and in Thurston's words from the preface, "...freely adapted without impairing their proper musical significance." They are technical in nature, and for each study, Thurston indicates a specific problem to be the focus of practice. These include legato, staccato, seconds, octaves, wide intervals, difficult scales, broken chords, phrasing, triplets, accidentals, left-hand little finger, scherzando style, and Hungarian (Kodály) style. Orchestral players will notice that a handful of the studies adapt common excerpts, including Mendelssohn's Scherzo and Kodály Galánta Dances.Quick facts
Length: all but one exercise are 1 or 2 pages (1 is 4 pages)
Range: highest pitch = written B6
Key signature: no ♯/♭, 1♯, 2♯, 3♯, 4♯, 1♭, 2♭, 3♭, 4♭, 5♭
Time signature: 2/4, 3/4, 3/8, 4/4, 9/8, 12/8Most of the studies are in 2/4 and 4/4 time. The majority of the key signatures have no sharps/flats or stay within 2 sharps/flats, although there are numerous accidentals. Most of the études substantially use the altissimo register, in many cases going above G6. The Passage Studies present a consistent difficulty appropriate for the intermediate clarinettist, and are organized in a chronological order, starting with Bach and finishing with Shostakovich; this wide-spread historical representation offers a great variety of musical styles.
Thurston has included markings for suggested metronome, breaths, and side/pinky key use.
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Pages: 26
Pages (score):
Publisher Code: M060028212
UPC: 073999654097
ISBN:
ISMN: 9790060028212
Length: 30.4 cm
Width: 23.1 cm
Thickness: 0.238 cm
Weight: 118 g
