18 Advanced Etudes [Sheet music]

18 Etudes de Perfectionnement Paul Jeanjean was the principal clarinetist of the Garde Republicaine Band and later of the MonteCarlo opera and was, obviously, a musician of the greatest sensitivity. His etudes are highly developed concert works that can make for very impressive additions to recital programs. Jeanjean provided wonderfully detailed directions for his etudes. Charles Neidich has, by and large, left what he has written and has only brought Jeanjean’s notation more into accord with modern conventions; e.g. that accidentals within a measure generally do not transpose octaves. This edition notes at the bottom of each page explain the various modern chords and scales (augmented chords, 9th chords, whole tone scales for instance) he used in each of his etudes. These, unfortunately, were eliminated in the previous English version. The noteworthy feature of this edition is the recording of Charles Neidich’s performance of the etudes. Rather than clutter Jeanjean’s already expressively notated scores with still more markings, the recording offers, as a window into the modern, yet romantic style of the etudes and as models of the kind of performance to which the student should aspire. Charles Neidich (Editor) Hailed by the New Yorker as a master of his instrument and beyond a clarinetist, he has been described as one of the most mesmerizing musicians performing before the public today. Very active in education, he is on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Queens College, the Manhattan School of Music and the Manners School of Music. He has also taught at the Sibelius Academy in Finland, the Yale School of Music and Michigan State University. He is in demand for master classes around the world and for his innovative concerts and lectures. Note: The contained CD is for listening, Not a play-along