Taught by renowned clarinet player
Mariam Adam
Rossini's opera for clarinet, the Introduction, Theme and Variations, is one of our most dramatic and fun pieces of repertoire, and in this course, clarinetist Mariam Adam guides you through every variation - each of which challenges unique musical and technical challenges. Improve your mastery of the clarinet through Rossini's wonderful clarinet writing!
Introduction
In the Introduction, Rossini goes full operatic clarinetist here with lines that leap around the instrument and offer a real challenge for any clarinetist taking on this work. Let Mariam Adam guide you through how to phrase and use rubato to let your personality shine as you wow your audience with this brilliant introduction!
Theme and Variation I
Here Mariam Adam emphasises playfulness and lightness in the theme and first variation, where a call-and-response style theme is followed by the first of the acrobatic variations. She helps you, among other things, with breathing and lightness in your articulation.
Variations II and III
For the second and third variations, Mariam Adam helps you with the challenge to your technique. Scales and arpeggios really come to the fore in this piece, and Mariam gives you the tools you need to master them, as well as offering helpful advice on phrasing and breathing!
Minor Variation and Finale
In the beautiful minor variation, we sing again like opera stars and Mariam Adam shows us how. We then burst into the exilerating finale, and in this last lesson you'll get helpful guidance on how to play with all the pizzazz that Rossini is asking for!
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Unlock Course →A founding member of one of the US's greatest wind quintets, Imani Winds, Mariam Adam is in demand as a soloist and chamber musician around the world.
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