WF85 - 32 Rose Etudes for Clarinet Book w/CD
"Carl Fischer Music's 32 Rose Etudes For Clarinet has been given a new look. In addition to a new cover, the book comes with a CD containing MP3 piano accompaniment tracks and printable PDFs. Revised and edited by clarinetist Melvin Warner, this edition offers insight into both the original author, Cyrille Rose, and Franz Wilhelm Ferling." --Music Inc. Magazine, December 2009"This is the must-have etude book of the year. No only is the definitive edition of the 32 Rose Etudes reprinted from Carl Fischer's 2002 edition, but clarinetists now have lovely arrangements with piano accompaniment, of all the etudes thanks to the imagination and skill of pianist John Walker. Walker, Distinguished Artist in Residence at South Dakota State University, has composed idiomatic accompaniments that sounds as if they were originally conceived by Ferling/Rose. The clarinet and piano settings follow in the tradition of previous composers such as Andre Petiot, Paul Jeanjean, and Jan Bach who also composed accompaniments for the etudes.Walker's piano accompaniments are interesting texturally and harmonically. These are short recital-level pieces from which clarinet students will grow musically. All in all, this volume is beautifully done. Also check John Walker's Web site for a recording of the Rose Etudes for clarinet and piano and Brahms Intermezzo arrangements." --March 2010"Carl Fischer Music's best-selling 32 Rose Etudes For Clarinet has been given a fresh new look and added value.The book features a new cover and a CD containing not only MP3 piano accompaniment tracks composed and recorded by John Walker, but also printable PDFs for all 32 piano accompaniments.This edition of best-selling 32 Etudes For Clarinet is repackaging of the 2002 revised edition with the accompaniment CD, previously sold separately. meticulously revised and edited by clarinetist Melvin Warner, this edition contains valuable insight into both the original author, Cyrille Rose, and Franz Wilhelm Ferling, on whose music the Rose studies were based.Parker's accompaniments further enhance the musical quality of these etudes while making practice and performance more meaningful. Many of these beautiful, melodic etudes are suitable for recital use as well.Melvin Warner is professor emeritus of clarinet and chamber music at Northern Illinois University, and previously taught at San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego.As a soloist, Warner has performed with the Chicago Sinfonietta, the St. Louis Symphony, the San Diego Symphony and the Orchestra of Illinois, among others. Currently, he is principal clarinetist of the Chicago Sinfonietta and has also performed frequently with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra." --UpBeat Daily, January 2010