By
Carl Maria von Weber
The clarinet excerpt from Weber’s Freischütz Overture is celebrated for its expressive demands and lyrical beauty, playing a key role in setting the opera’s mysterious and romantic tone. This excerpt requires a warm, singing tone, particularly in the haunting, legato lines that introduce themes of longing and foreboding. Sensitive dynamic control and smooth phrasing are essential to convey the dramatic character shifts, as Weber’s writing for the clarinet mirrors the overture’s blend of supernatural tension and pastoral calm.
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by:
Kilian Herold
Kilian Herold shares his deep love of Weber's clarinet writing in this lesson on the overture to the first German Romantic opera: Der Freischütz. He shows you how to interpret Weber's marking and how to consider his harmonies - useful skills whether you are learning this excerpt or one of Weber's solo works for clarinet!
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