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Oberon's fancy

Digital Sheet Music [PDF]: Score

Oberon's fancy : capriccio for classical clarinet in B flat or clarinet in B flat [eScore] / Nicholas Routley.

by Nicholas Routley (1997)

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Oberon's fancy: Capriccio on various themes

This piece involves three Neapolitan folk-songs, along with a theme from Schubert's Octet and certain clichés from the early nineteenth century (though no references to Weber's Oberon) in a series of recollections, sometimes jocular, sometimes wistful. It was composed in December 1997, and revised in 2004.

The instruction 'reed above' is derived from a practice which was widespread in the early nineteenth century, and still survives in some parts of southern Italy. The player rotates the reed through 180 degrees until the upper lip touches the reed. The sound achieved is brasher, less refined, less subtle that with the reed in the normal position (indicated by the instruction 'reed below').

The fingerings for the mulitphonics are suggestions; every clarinet is different, and each player will find solutions that work. The soft ones are intended to be as well balanced and beautiful as possible; for the loud ones the pitch is much less important, they are just supposed to be a horrible noise.

NR, November 2004

Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 digital (PDF) facsimile score (9p. -- A4 (portrait))

Difficulty: Advanced

Duration: 7 min.

Dedication note: Dedicated to Ingrid Pearson

Commissioned by Ingrid Pearson.

First performance by Ingrid Pearson — 1999. Sheffield, UK

Includes programme note and performance notes.

Typeset edition.

This edition produced 2004.

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