Malcolm Arnold

Parts only. Composed 1952. Scored for Flute Oboe and Clarinet. Score available: PAT60550SC

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Post-1900 / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Cor Français

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Composed in 1966, Arnold's Fantasy For Flute was commissioned by the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the Birmingham International Wind Competition of 1966. It is a challenging piece, but one that reveals Arnold at his best. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Malcolm Arnold is one of the most versatile and prolific British composers of the post war era. This is his Fantasy For Trombone , Opus 101 from 1969. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Trombone

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Ivan March of Gramophone says '. . .a bleak unease in the unrelenting energy of the first movement, which becomes even more discomforting in the desolate start to the Lento. This leads to a forlorn suggestion of a funeral march, which then ironically quickens in pace but is suddenly cut down - the drum strokes become menacingly powerful and the despairing mood of the movement's opening returns. . . and grips the listener in the music's pessimism. . .' This is a Study Score of Arnold's Symphony #6 Op.95. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Conducteur

Study Score. Composed 1952. Scored for Flute Oboe and Clarinet. Parts available: PAT60550SP

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Post-1900 / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Alto et Piano

Guitar Concerto Opus 67 was commissioned by Julian Bream who gave the first performance in Aldeburgh with the Melos Ensemble. It is an overt tribute to Jazz and especially to Django Reinhardt. This is particularly evident in the long slow movement which someone once described as a script for a Hitchcock thriller.The most remarkable feature of Arnold?s Guitar Concerto is that the composer cleverly eschewed all clichés in his guitar writing be they Spanish or Jazz and that he approached his task in his own inimitable way. The scoring for small forces is a miracle of economy clarity and efficiency. Malcolm Arnold at his best and at his most inventive thiswonderfully crafted piece has become a favourite.

Malcolm Arnold's 'Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Op. 115' was dedicated to Benny Goodman and first performed by him as part of the 'Red Rocks Music Festival' with the Denver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Priestman on 17 August 1974. The third movement known affectionately as 'The Pre-Goodman Rag' is an outrageous ragtime parody with a hauntingly wistful middle section. The work has now been made more widely available in this transcription for wind band. This version conmtains full score and parts.