Are you looking for some new clarinet quartet sheet music? Here’s an easy yet beautiful piece transcribed for clarinet quartet. It was written in 1914 by the German romantic composer and organist Max Reger. Originally for organ, this piece comes from “30 Kleine Choralvorspiele”, op.135a. It must be played very, very slowly, which can be…
Read more...3D printed clarinet bells and barrels: new products, new review!
Two years ago, I discovered Ryan Pereira’s 3D printed clarinet accessories. Since then, huge improvements have been made. This is the topic of this review! Look and resistance When I opened the box containing two barrels and a bell, the first thing I immediately noticed is how they looked much better than the products I…
Read more...How to choose your clarinet
Here it is! You decided to learn how to play the clarinet. There are so many different models on the market, how do you choose a clarinet? Let’s see together how to get the perfect clarinet for you! C or B flat clarinet? For a child under age 9, it may be necessary to begin…
Read more...Yom & The Wonder Rabbis: new album coming soon!
Every morning, it’s the same thing : you’re not operational until you’ve had at least 3 cups of coffee. Well, I can help you. First of all, you should definitely have your coffee in one of my “clarinet” mugs: … haha, no, you don’t have to, I’m just kidding! What might really help you is…
Read more...Quiz: test yourself about classical composers!
Here is a little quiz to test your musical knowledge. Have fun! You want something a little bit more challenging? Try this one!
Read more...Julius Rietz clarinet concerto
Julius Rietz isn’t well known as a composer. He was an excellent conductor, he succeeded Mendelssohn in several of his positions. He also edited a lot of Mendelssohn’s works for publication. However, he wrote a masterpiece for us clarinet players. It’s his concerto op.29 in G minor. The first movement is quite virtuosic, but in…
Read more...3D printed bells and barrels
This post is from 2016. The products have now evolved, please read the updated review! 3D printing constantly evolves. This evolution allows more and more applications. So, why not a 3D printed clarinet? Well, that’s what Ryan Pereira (almost) does. His company Pereira 3D Clarinet Innovations is making 3D printed barrels and bells for clarinet.…
Read more...How many pieces can you recognize from the score?
Here is a little quiz to test your musical knowledge. Have fun! You might also like this quiz about brass instruments 😉
Read more...The duck is still alive!
Good news, the duck is still alive! Which duck? The one in Prokofiev’s “Peter and the wolf”, of course! Remember… at the end of the story, the wolf swallow the duck. Then Peter catches the wolf with the help of the bird. After that, Peter and the hunters take the wolf to a zoo in…
Read more...4 tips for rebel musicians
Last — but not least — of the four tendencies: rebels! They resist both inner and outer expectations. It seems that it would be harder for them succeed at something as exacting as music… and yet there are a lot of rebels among high-level artists. How do they manage that? And what can help rebels…
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