Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano

The circumstances in which these poetic ?Soirée Pieces? (thus their original title) came into being are quite surprising. In 1849 Dresden was seized by violent political turmoil that ultimately forced Schumann to fleewith Clara to the countryside. Yet none of this is apparent in the music of these three pieces whose idyllic character signifies a longing for harmony and seclusion. Originally conceived for the Clarinet they were accompanied byalternative parts for Violin and Cello as early as the original print. We have subjected our editions to a thoroughgoing critique and include a section of detailed editorial notes.

14 Popular Works-14 popular works for Clarinet with Piano accompaniment featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Includes pull-out part and performance notes by EmmaJohnson.   'Every clarinettist needs the music in this book: an essential library for any player who is beginning to explore the repertoire... A faboulous book - highly recommended'.Music Teacher - February 2018

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. These three pieces for Clarinet and Piano are already well known under the title Phantasiestucke Op.73 . What is not generally known is that numerous important differences exist between the original manuscript and the first published version (the further model for all later editions). For the first time ever, the pieces are being published exactly as they appear in Schumann's manuscript entitled Soireestucke .All points of difference between the manuscript and the first edition are outlined in a full commentary by Richard Platt and the significance of these differences emphasised by Alan Hacker in his Foreword where he comments on the superior strength of the original: 'greater assymetry, slightly varied harmony and many other touches all intensify passionate and impulsive instability, the main expression of the work.' / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Clarinette et Piano

These three pieces for clarinet and piano were first performed at Cheltenham Festival 1964 by Keith Puddy and Vivian Troon. Duration c. 8 minutes.

For solo Clarinet in Bb and Ensemble.Clarinet and Piano Reduction.Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center through the generous support of the Mervyn Geffen M.D. and Norman Solomon M.D. New CommissionsFund.First performance by Brent Besner Clarinet and fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center August 2010.1. With Vigour2. Free and Enigmatic3. CalmoThere is usually some sort of extra-musicalstarting point for my pieces and for the Clarinet Concerto this was ‘The Cracked Bell’ by Baudelaire. In a short space of time the work seemed to take over and move further away the original stimulus with the character andinteractive roles of the soloist and ensemble were suggested by the wintry evocative atmosphere of the poem.The piece opens with declamatory cadenza-like passages in the clarinet that are in turn commented on by theensemble. A more playful section where the clarinet line is very virtuosic leads to a long gently-unfolding melody in the ensemble that begins in the depths of the bass register and gradually gets much higher. Virtuosicclarinet lines interject against the accompaniment and both pursue their own course until culminating in a high impassioned melody for the clarinet coloured by fast-moving passage work in the higher registers of ensemble. Themovement ends with the ‘call and response’ lines of its opening.The second movement opens with an extended solo for the clarinet in its haunting chalumeau register. With each rising phrase the clarinet line gets higheruntil the ensemble enters in unison. The movement becomes much faster and energetic from this point with brisk fleeting lines for soloist and ensemble.The third movement is the most reflective of the three. It opens witha flute solo leading to the solo clarinet line and makes much of the poignant singing style which is so characteristic of the instrument. A melancholy falling passage in the ensemble becomes a recurring feature before the

Peter Dickinson's Celebration Trio (2009) for Clarinet Violin and Piano.The trio comprises of three pieces - Fugue Lullaby and Dance.'These three pieces derive froma story by the British poet John Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006) called The Unicorns. Two unicorns are discovered ina remote part of Africa. The two countries Eastland and Westland want to obtain specimens for research sothey send out competing expeditions. The Westland technique is to lure the unicorn with a young girl singing - the Lullaby. The Eastland team uses a dancer so that theunicorn impales itself on a tree the Dance. Both teams are successfulin capturing a unicorn but the mythical animals fall in love and escape happily together in the end.In the story the Fugue celebrates the eventual capture of the unicorns but it is placed first here as a celebration of the remarkable career of the Verdehr Trio. Since theybegan in 1972 they have commissioned over 230 works have performed all over the world and made recordings. Asa result they have virtually created the repertoire forthe medium of violin clarinet and piano. I much enjoyed writing my American Trio(Hymns Rags and Blues) for the Trio in 1985; they played it all over the world andhave recorded it; and this Celebration Triois a tribute to their musicianship andphenomenal enterprise' - Peter Dickinson.

Based on an earlier work encompassing three pieces for piano. For Flute Oboe Clarinet Violin And Cello.

Cet album contient neuf pièces de ABRSM de 2013 et 2014 syllabus Piano Grade 3. Caractéristiques principales: Trois pièces de chacune des listes A, B et C. Répertoire attrayant et varié. Edité avec soin et clairement présentées tout au long. Informations utiles sur les pièces et l'examen. Performances mettant en vedette CD par les plus grands pianistes professionnels. / Piano

Cet album contient neuf pièces de ABRSM de 2013 et 2014 syllabus Piano Grade 8. Caractéristiques principales: Trois pièces de chacune des listes A, B et C Répertoire attrayant et varié Edité avec soin et clairement présentées tout au long Informations utiles sur les pièces et l'examen / Piano

March Waltz And Polka were first composed in 1915 as a collection of three Piano duets Three Easy Pieces by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. They were written for the composer to playwith his children as they were learning the Piano so had a considerably easier second part. They have been arranged for Clarinet and Piano by the American musician Ray Jackendoff a Professor of Linguistics who has also had awide-ranging performance career s a classical clarinettist. Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was born and brought up in Saint Petersburg before settling first in Paris and finally in America. Despite his classical musicaleducation he is best remembered as one of the main proponents of serialism.