Poul Ruders

Tattoo For Four - A drill for Clarinet in Bb Violin Violoncello & Piano (2017).  Dedicated to Ensemble Nordlys. Parts are available: WH32974A Programme note TATTOO FOR FOUR is in reality the same piece as TATTOO FORTHREE from 1984 but with a fourth voice - for violin - added. Forperformances of the older piece just omit the violin part. The'hidden' 1984 piece has been slightly revised so the originalperforming material is now obsolete. The first piece in the TATTOO series was TATTOO FOR ONE for solo clarinet also written in  1984. Reaching back to its 1984 origins TATTOOFOR FOUR follows standard accidental procedure.(Poul Ruders)

Tattoo For One composed in 1984 is a virtuosic work for Clarinet Solo by important Danish composer Poul Ruders. Dedicated to Mette Bugge Madsen this is a veritable tour de force an impressive work imbued with Ruders’ characteristic charisma and inexhaustible instrumental fantasy. With fanfare and militaristic motifs overlaying and intertwining and a powerful rhythmic energy this is a fabulous and entertaining performance and recital piece that can also be used as preparation for Ruders’ later Clarinet Concerto.