Mozart’s Requiem – Classical Style Practice Tips for Modern Players

Posted by Dr. Jacobs on February 21, 2018
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Click here for Mozart Requiem Performance Practice Tips with images

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX0kohQJQ9zWtb7Yq4DxaaJ-o5QKqrZBt

  • General principle: the NOTATION is NOT the MUSIC !
  • Staccato  =  buoyant, circular motion of the right hand in touching the strings with the bow
  • Fermata =  abrupt stop, no ritardando
  • Long notes need to have direction and grow towards what follows
  • Chords = bottom of the chord happens on the beat
  • Appoggiaturas are almost always long and ON the beat
  • Bowing = start  on strong beats,  on weak beats, bow as it comes whenever possible
  • Phrasing = when in doubt, follow the text
  • Cadences = strong penultimate note, weak final note
  • Vibrato = a special ornament to be used sparingly; no continuous vibrato!
  • Strings use 1st position and open strings whenever possible
  • “In the 18th century the bow lives off the string and goes on when needed”
  • Accented beats are not stronger than normal, but unaccented beats are weaker!
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Newport

Posted by Dr. Jacobs on April 28, 2017
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Newport Run-out schedule

 

Friday, April 28 – Pick-up passenger van at UO Motor Pool (Evan, Dr. Jacobs)

 

Saturday, April 29

  • 10:00am – pick-up cargo van from U-Haul in Glenwood (Evan, Dr. Jacobs)
  • 12:00pm – Arrive at UO School of Music (eat lunch before coming)
  • 12:30am – Load charter bus outside the clinical services building
  • 3:00pm – Arrive in Newport (check-in if rooms are ready) Evan and Andres go to NMS to set-up for rehearsal
  • 3:45pm – Sound check rehearsal (end at 5:15pm)
  • 6:00pm – Dinner provided at Newport Middle School (optional). You may go on your own into town.
  • 7:30pm – Attend combined schools mass performance
  • 8:00pm – UO Performance (Tchaikovsky Symphony #5)
  • 12:00am – suggested lights out

 

Sunday, April 30

  • 7:00am – Passenger van leaves to take those wanting to leave early
  • 11:00am– check-out of hotel, Lunch/shopping on your own
  • TBD – Charter Bus meets at Shilo Inn and returns to Eugene

 

Hotel accommodations (downtown is a 15-minute walk from these hotels):

  • Shilo Inn, 536 SW Elizabeth Street, Newport, OR 97365
  • The Whaler, 155 SW Elizabeth Street, Newport, OR 97365

 

Newport Middle School:

  • 825 NE 7th St, Newport OR 97365

Mozart Opera Winter 2017

Posted by Dr. Jacobs on January 2, 2017
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Hello all,
I hope you have been enjoying a relaxing break, but it is time to begin looking forward to our next cycle.  We will be performing Mozart’s famous opera, Cosi fan Tutte.  This is an important work and a great opportunity to learn the art of opera playing with a standard repertory piece.  Evan, should have emailed you links to your part by now, and it is important that you prepare the first act for week one.  If you do not have access to your part, please email Evan.  It is also important that you number the measures for each “number” so that we can rehearse effectively.  There are no rehearsal markers or measure numbers in your part, so you can imagine it is near impossible to rehearse with putting in measure numbers.  For Act 1, the most important “numbers” are the Overture, No 13 (sextet), and No. 18 (finale). Below is a guide to number measures and tempi for Act 1. In most cases, I am not including recits because the orchestra will not play them (harpsichord only).
Overture – 261 measures, opening is quarter = 72, presto is half = 66
No. 1 Terzetto – 61 measures, quarter = 132
No. 2 Terzetto – 54 measures, measure 55 begin the recit. and restarts numbering to measure 1.  Tempo is half note = 106
No. 3 Terzetto – 76 measures, quarter note = 134
No. 4 Duetto – 154 measures, eighth note = 76, Allegro, quarter = 126
No. 5 Aria – 38 measures, quarter= 120
No. 6 – 108 measures, quarter = 96, cut from 61 to 90
No. 7 – cut
No. 8 – Coro, only play first 24 bars.  Quarter = 120
No. 9 – play first 27 measures only., quarter = 52
No. 10 Terzettino, 41 measures, quarter = 60
Accompanied Recit/allegro moderato (scene 7) – quarter = 116
Acc. Recit/allegro assai (scene 8) – quarter = 132-144
No. 11 Aria – 102 measures, half = 104
No. 12 Aria – 92 measures, quarter = 92, allegro to 6/8 doted quarter = 92
No. 13 Sestetto – 219 measures, quarter = 132
Acc. Recit – 68 measures
No. 14 – 128 measures, quarter = 90, Allegro in bar 15 quarter = 112, Piu allegro in bar 79 half = 82
No. 15 Aria – 67 measures, quarter = 102
No. 16 Terzetto – 61 measures, dotted quarter = 66
No. 17 Aria – 80 measures, eighth note = 58
Cut to No. 18
No. 18 Finale – 697 measures, scene 14 eighth = 88, scene 15 half = 88, scene 16 quarter = 160 and andante quarter = 80, cut mm461 – 476, Allegro in bar 485 half = 132, cut mm.499-571, presto in bar 657 half = 142
Please take the time to prepare for our first rehearsal, and mark your parts.  We have only three weeks to learn over 3 hours of music.  I recommend the Muti recording on YouTube.  http://youtu.be/Ay0HhspL6cc.  You will get physical copies on Monday of week 1.

Composition Readings Instrumentation

Posted by ergergel on February 19, 2016
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Emily Korzeniewski

2 Flutes (doubling picc)

2 Oboes (doubling english horn)

2 Clarinets

2 Bassoons

4 Horns

2 Trumpets

2 Trombones

2 perc (including marimba)

Full Strings

 

Tao Li

2 Flutes (Flute 2 doubles Alto flute)

2 oboes

2 Bb Clarinets

2 Bassoons

4 Horns

2 C Trumpets

2 Trombones

1 Marimba

1 Harp

Full Strings

**Special mutes request for both Trumpets: Harmon Mute, Straight Mute.

 

Rebecca Larkin

2 Flutes (doubling picc)

2 Oboes (doubling english horn)

2 Clarinets

2 Bassoons

2 Horns

2 Trumpets

2 Trombones

1 Tuba

Timpani

2 Perc

Harp

Celeste

Full Strings

 

Ramsey Sadaka

2 flutes (second one doubling piccolo)

2 oboes

2 clarinets in Bb

2 bassoons (second one doubling contrabassoon)

2 horns in F

large cymbal and tam-tam (two players)

Celesta

Harp

Full Strings

 

Audition excerpts posted

Posted by Dr. Jacobs on July 20, 2015
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Hello all,

I hope you are having a wonderful summer.  Audition materials (strings) for Fall 2015 are now posted on our website under the “Auditions” tab.  For wind/brass/percussion, you will either play two contrasting etudes/solos, or you will have specific pieces/excerpts given by your studio teacher.  Dr. Dorsey is working with the studio faculty to get those excerpts compiled and posted.  We hope to have this completed by August 15.  For questions, ask your studio teacher.