8/19/2019 Dvorak Piccolo Solos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/dvorak-piccolo-solos 1/2

LET’S TALK PICCJanuary 1994

DVORÁK’S PICCOLO SOLOS

Antonin Dvorák’ !i""o#o o#o vary in #$n%t& 'ro( 'our ($aur$ to on#y on$ not$) an* t&$ !i""o#o !#ay$r &a to it t&rou%& t&$ r$t o' t&$ !$r'or(an"$ +it&out !#ayin%, A#t&ou%& t&$r$tin% $vok$ &u(orou r$(ark) t&$ o#o "an -$ .uit$ tri"ky, /o+$v$r) Dvorák kn$+ an*+rot$ $0a"t#y +&at +a n$"$ary (ui"a##y,

Dvorák in"or!orat$* t&$ $ntir$ ran%$ o' t&$ !i""o#o in t&$ $i%&t Slavonic Dances) ook I an* II)O!u 42) +ritt$n in 133, E0"$!tin% nu(-$r 4 in ook I) a## *an"$ u$ t&$ !i""o#o $0t$niv$#yin o#oiti" !aa%$, S"or$* 'or t+o !#ay$r) on$ '#ut$ an* on$ !i""o#o +it&out a $"on* '#ut$)Dvorák +a +$## a+ar$ o' t&$ !i""o#o’ "o#or in t&$ or"&$tra# t$0tur$,

$"au$ a## $i%&t *an"$ ar$ or"&$trat$* i(i#ar#y #$t u $0a(in$ nu(-$r 3 in ook II, T&i

*an"$ i a 'uriou 'at (ov$($nt in 5 +it& a &$avi#y a""$nt$*) ti$*6ov$r t&ir* -$at t&atyn"o!at$ $a"& 'our6-ar (otiv$, 7E0a(!#$ A8

Ea"& $i%&t6-ar !&ra$ i r$!$at$*) an* t&$ 'our *i''$r$nt (ui"a# i*$a ar$ int$rru!t$* -y a #yri"a#int$r#u*$, T&$ !i""o#o !#ay a#(ot "ontinuou#y t&rou%&out t&$ !i$"$) r$tin% on#y *urin% t+o&ort $"tion) +&i"& (ak$ t&i an $n*uran"$ t$t,

R$(arka-#y) no ot&$r intru($nt !#ay a (u"& (ui" a t&$ !i""o#o) +&o$ "o#or a** to a## t&$ot&$r intru($nta# ($#o*i" #in$, At A t&$ !i""o#o !art *ou-#$ t&$ '#ut$ an* o-o$ an* $i%&t -ar#at$r t&$ !i""o#o *ou-#$ t&$ '#ut$, In $a"& "a$ t&$ "o#or "&an%$ ar$ .uit$ noti"$a-#$) y$t t&$ !i""o#o i t&$ on#y "ontant, 7E0a(!#$ 8

In t&$ #at t&$($ Dvorák *ou-#$ t&$ !i""o#o +it& t&$ '#ut$ an* o-o$) -ut t&i ti($ &$ u$ t&$#o+$r o"tav$ o' t&$ !i""o#o an* t&$ $"on* o"tav$ o' t&$ '#ut$) "r$atin% an unuua# union) auni.u$ oun* an* -$auti'u# ti(-r$, 7E0a(!#$ C8

In a## t&$ *an"$ o' o!u 42) Dvorák not on#y kn$+ t&$ ran%$ an* "o#or o' t&$ !i""o#o) -ut a#ou$* it !$"ia# ti(-r$ innovativ$#y,

:iv$ y$ar a't$r &$ "o(!o$* t&$ Slavonic Dances) Dvorák +rot$ Sy(!&ony ;2) o!u 2< in1335, /$ "or$* t&$ !i""o#o on#y in t&$ trio o' t&$ "&$r=o t&ir* (ov$($nt, 7E0a(!#$ D8

T&$ (ot *i''i"u#t a!$"t o' t&i $0!o$* o#o i t&$ intonation o' t&$ o"tav$ E) an* uua##y '#at n$$* to -$ &i%&$r t&an $0!$"t$*, A**$* to t&$ *i''i"u#ty o' tunin%) t&$ o-o$ utain an E)+&i"& "r$at$ a !$r'$"t 'i't& +it& t&$ ,

Si0 -ar #at$r t&$ a($ (ui" o""ur) -ut &$r$ it i +ritt$n *o+n a +&o#$ t$!, :or t&$ *i''i"u#tD5 u$ t&$ 'in%$rin% T>54 >54 to inur$ t&at t&$ :;> i not &ar!) u$ t&$ 'in%$rin% T1>5 > 4,/$r$ t&$ o-o$ utain an :) o -$ ur$ to "&$"k t&$ intonation +it& t&$ o-o$ -$'or$ r$&$arin%+it& t&$ or"&$tra, 7E0a(!#$ E8

1

8/19/2019 Dvorak Piccolo Solos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/dvorak-piccolo-solos 2/2

In Sy(!&ony ;) Dvorák a%ain u$ t&$ !i""o#o in on#y t&$ "&$r=o t&ir* (ov$($nt, /$r$ t&$ !i""o#o "ontinu$ t&$ '#ut$ #in$ u! to C) (akin% t&$ #in$ (or$ (oot& an* #$ a+k+ar* t&an i' !#ay$* -y t&$ '#ut$ on#y, 7E0a(!#$ :8

T&$ o#o in Sy(!&ony ;3 i t&$ 'a(ou 1>6($aur$ utain$* not$ +&i"& 'o##o+ t&$ -$auti'u#'#ut$ o#o, /$r$ t&$ !ro-#$( i tunin% to t&$ '#ut$’ D an* $nt$rin% v$ry o't#y +it&out atta"k)an* (akin% a #i%&t +$## into A, $"au$ t&$ (ot "riti"a# intonation !ro-#$( i t&$ o"tav$ D)'in%$r t&$ D5 T>54 >54, /avin% $nou%& air to utain t&$ D +it&out takin% a -r$at& i"&a##$n%in%) o tart t&$ o#o o't#y an* u$ v$ry #itt#$ air, ?ak$ on#y a (a## "r$"$n*o to #$tt$rA an* av$ air unti# t&$ nint& ($aur$ o' t&$ o#o t&$n (ak$ t&$ "r$"$n*o to 'ort$, @$ vi-rato*urin% t&$ $ntir$ o#o, Ev$n t&ou%& it i on#y on$ not$) t&i i a o#o an* &ou#* not oun* +$akor t$ntativ$, T&$n it -a"k an* $noy t&$ r$t o' t&i -$auti'u# y(!&ony -$"au$ t&$ !i""o#o &ano (or$ to !#ay, 7E0a(!#$ B8

Pro-a-#y Dvorák (ot 'a(ou !i""o#o o#o o""ur in Sy(!&ony ;9 :ro( t&$ $+ or#*,F$"au$ t&$ E> i '#at on (ot !i""o#o) try to !#ay t&i not$ &ar!$r -y #$anin% on t&$ 'irt tri##k$y +it& t&$ (i**#$ 'in%$r o' t&$ ri%&t &an* to v$nt t&$ ton$ &o#$ #i%&t#y, O!$nin% t&$ k$y too(u"& *itort t&$ oun*, T&$ at t&$ $n* o' t&$ o#o i a#o a notoriou#y '#at not$) o u$ t&$a#t$rnat$ 'in%$rin% T1 5 1> 4, A#t&ou%& t&i 'in%$rin% oun* #i%&t#y G#ik$ aH &ar(oni") !ra"ti"$it o it i "#$ar an* in tun$, @$ t&$ vi-rato in t&$ $ntir$ 'our6($aur$ o#o a i' !#ayin% t&$ '#ut$)an* utain t&$ #at 'or t&$ 'u## on$ an* on$6&a#' -$at) (akin% a #i%&t *i(inu$n*o, 7E0a(!#$/8

In $a"& o' t&$ !i""o#o o#o Dvorák u$* t&$ intru($nt !arin%#y -ut innovativ$#y to "r$at$ an$+) $0oti" "o#or in t&$ or"&$tra# t$0tur$, $ ur$ to !ra"ti"$ t&$( o#oiti"a##y to a** !$"ia#"o#or to t&$$ %r$at ro(anti" y(!&oni$,

>