A COMPARISON ABOUT THE CLARINET AND VIOLA VERSIONS OF JOHANNES BRAHMS' OP.120 SONATAS
JOHANNES BRAHMS’IN OP. 120 FA MİNÖR VE Mİb MAJÖR SONATLARININ KLARNET VE VİYOLA VERSİYONLARININ KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

Author : Ayşegül ERGENE
Number of pages : 30-49

Abstract

Brahms’ two Sonatas in f-minor and E-flat major, Op. 120, were primarily written for the clarinet and piano. However Brahms transcribed both sonatas to viola by himself right after composing them to clarinet. Comparing the clarinet and viola versions of the sonatas, it is obviously seen that Brahms distinguished the potential of each instrument. He used different characteristics from these two instruments by composing two different versions. Each version is different not only about the tone color or timbre, but also playing techniques, like vibrato, lip pressure, leap shifting, volume, and range. In this article, I will observe the differences between the clarinet and the viola versions, especially focusing on the unique characteristics of the each instrument. As a result of this study, I believe that it contributes the practicing and understanding the sonatas quite easily

Keywords

Johannes Brahms, Clarinet, Viola, Sonata

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