Embouchure: Winnie the Pooh

Embouchure 1

This post contains basics for forming a successful clarinet embouchure.

Assembling Your Clarinet

This is first in a series of posts for beginner clarinetists.

Cleartune

I’m constantly forgetting my tuner at rehearsals. This has become a pain, because I leave it at home on my music stand, then rush out the door without checking. So, I’ve started looking for a tuner app for my iPhone. … read more

Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall

Recently posted by Carnegie Hall on Twitter, here are links to photos and videos from Benny Goodman’s premiere at Carnegie Hall, which took place today in 1938. Photos Video

Drei Romanzen, Op. 94

These romances were written on three separate days during December 1849 and were presented to his wife, Clara, on Christmas.

Schumann, Robert

During Schumann’s lifetime, much political upheaval was experienced in his hometown of Dresden. In early 1849, fighting had begun.

Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581

Mozart was in love with the sound of the clarinet. He wasn’t able to fully express on paper his adoration for the instrument until the last few years of his life when he met and befriended Anton Stadler. A close … read more

Ab

Third movement from Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Five Bagatelles, Op. 23

Gerald Finzi was an English composer known for his musical imagery. He experienced severe loss early in his life. His father passed away when he was very young; his revered music teacher was killed in France after joining the army; … read more

Finzi, Gerald

(b London, 14 July 1901; d Oxford, 27 Sept 1956). English composer. The son of a shipbroker, he was educated privately, and studied music with Ernest Farrar (1915-16) then, when Farrar joined the army, with Edward Bairstow at York (1917-22).