Performance Techniques Of Devienne's "Sonata No.2 In E Flat Major"

Sonata No.2 in E flat major was composed by the composer Devienne in 1788 and performed on the clarinet in C.It was then recast for the more common clarinet in B flat.The Sonata No.2 in E flat major consists of three movements,fast,slow and fast respectively.It conforms to the new sonata form after the Musical structural layout reform of Mannheim school in the classical period.There are a lot of signs of "strength","crescendo" and " diminuendo " in the music,which are influenced by the forward-looking party performance style of Mannheim in the classical period.And the whole piece uses Ornaments,which complements the music with light and noble and gorgeous colors,combines with the Rococo music style popular in France in the mid-18 th century.This piece of music on mood is clever and active,emotional expression in the pursuit of freedom at the same time,also do not lose rational smoothly,symmetrical balance between phrases,the paragraph is clear,although the musical structure compared with Mozart at the same time the clarinet work simpler,but about the articulation skills,such as tongue skills play the technical question has the certain difficulty,worth every clarinet player to study and practice.By this sonata in music style and playing techniques research,a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of musical style and sources,especially in the development history of classical clarinet,shape structure and the characteristics of the play have more comprehensive understanding,from the instrument itself,and thus the " reed-above " and " reed-below " two playing position,articulation with the tongue and the chest two kind of way of playing,the improved modern clarinet to choose the " reed-below" and tongue articulation,can easily deduce various styles of music,But when playing this music,which belongs to the classical period,it is more necessary to imitate the former way of articulation.Interaction between music style and playing techniques,tongue also made a corresponding adjustment,transport means are,on average,easy to cause in the clapper talk semiquaver play rhythm,especially with tongue,finger buttons must be accurate and note the articulation phase synchronization,in the process of daily exercise,can practice fingers on average,legato,staccato,three steps for training.The use of ornaments enhances the light and ornate effect of the music,and also enhances the sense of solution of termination.Based on the characteristics of pianoforte and classical clarinet instruments,when the intensity of the music changes,the sound should be more piano.