March 4, 2007 by John Ericson

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One Reason Why We Work on Maxime-Alphonse


Tonight I had a rehearsal with the ASU Faculty Woodwind Quintet, the first rehearsal of a piece we are performing in a few weeks, the Quintet by Jean Francaix. Especially tonight I thought to myself this is why we work on Maxime-Alphonse book V, to play pieces like this well. It is mostly written in four or five sharps and has a lot of the nuances we expect to see in French etudes, especially all the “caps” (accents). I have never performed this work previously and would recommend it if you are unfamiliar with it.

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One Reason Why We Work on Maxime-Alphonse
Published on March 4, 2007 by John Ericson

Archived under: Teaching   |   Chamber music, Etudes & methods, Maxime-Alphonse
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