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

15 Intermediate Classical Solos, de Philip Sparke, est un ouvrage qui s?adresse aux jeunes musiciens, maîtrisant un peu plus d?une octave et demie. Il fait suite au recueil 15 Easy Classical Solos, et a été conçu pour être joué en corrélation avec la série Expert Level de la collection Essential Elements ®, publiée par les éditions Hal Leonard. Mais il peut également être utilisé indépendamment.Spécifiquement adapté à chaque instrument, ce volume rassemble quinze mélodies écrites par des compositeurs aussi variés que Hændel, Tchaïkovski, Clémenti et Brahms.Comprenant les parties d?accompagnement de piano et une version d?accompagnement sur compact disc, ces ouvrages représentent une source complémentaire inestimable à toute méthode pédagogique. Largo from 'Xerxes' Songs My Mother Taught Me from 'Gypsy Songs' Minuet No. 2 from 'Notebrook for Anna Magdalene Bach' La Cinquantaine from 'Two Pieces for Cello and Piano' See the Conquering Hero Comes from 'Judas Maccabeus' Sonatina Op. 36, no. 1 Serenata from 'String Quartet Op. 3, No. 5 Tambourin from '2nd Suite in E Minor' Waltz from 'Album for the Young' Sonatina from 'Six Pieces Op. 3' Gavotte from 'Paride ed Elena' Sonata Op. 118, No. 1 Serenade from 'Schwanengesang D 957' Sonatina Anh. 5, No. 1 Bourr?e from 'Flute Sonata HWV 363b'

The clarinet compared with the flute oboe and bassoon is a modern instrument and therefore little or no music written before the time of Mozart exists for it. This is a misfortune for it means that a golden age of music which included Handel and Bach and a host of lesser but admirable composers has hitherto been a closed book to clarinetists.This delightful little work is a free arrangement of movements taken from two of Tartini?s sonatas for Violin arranged for Clarinet and String Orchestra by Gordon Jacob. This is the version for Clarinet with Piano Accompaniment. The solo clarinet part is also included on a separate insert.

This book is part of an instrumental series arranged for Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Horn in F, and Trombone. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 player and a fully orchestrated accompaniment CD. Each song on the CD includes a DEMO track, which features a live instrumental performance, followed by the PLAY-ALONG track itself. Titles are: from Episode I: Augie's Great Municipal Band * Duel of the Fates * Qui-Gon's Funeral * Star Wars (Main Title); from Episode II: Across the Stars * The Imperial March * May the Force Be with You * The Meadow Picnic; from Episode III: Battle of the Heroes * Princess Leia's Theme * The Throne Room.