SKU: HL.50490264
ISBN 9790080145494. 8.5x11.25x0.927 inches. Adam Kondor.
Variations on a Double is a real musical leviathan: almost an hour long, it is a sound-monstrosity that makes exceptional demands of the performers, and is the product of an unusual degree of fusion of the clarinet with the piano. Composed in 2005 for Csaba Klenyan and Gabor Csalog, the work interprets the meaning of the musical +double+ in an unconventional way: in it there is not a union of two independent instrumental characters, each with its individual identity - as in a grandiose sonata; instead, its artistic form tends in exactly the opposite direction. A single, monodically conceived unit of musical material passes over and over again through the doubling; they do not form two parts, yet do not unite in unison, but present the split face of a single endless - fragmented and episodic - monologue, like Siamese twins. Beware, this is only for the musically mature!
SKU: IS.CP6772EM
ISBN 9790365067725.
Jukka-Pekka Lehto is a contemporary composer and flutist. He started his career in the Finnish marine-band and played afterwards in the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently he is principal flutist in the Pori Sinfonietta. His compositions are neo-classicist with contemporary influences, many of which have been awarded prizes at international composition competitions. His works include music for wind band, chamber music, choir and various instrumental combinations.
SKU: PR.114418230
ISBN 9781491109939. UPC: 680160640713. 9x12 inches.
Summer Solstice is a 19-minute concerto in three movements, composed for solo clarinet with a colorfully-textured string orchestra. The piano reduction is comfortably voiced for recital use. Dorff's joy in writing for his own instrument is readily heard in the warm cantabile writing and gracefully idiomatic passagework. Drawing inspiration from the elegance of Mozart's concerto and the rhythmic grit of Copland's, Dorff's concerto is a true hybrid of jazz-inspired language with classical form and counterpoint. The Philadelphia Inquirer has written, Summer Solstice is light without being insubstantial, melodic without being obvious. It has an invariably American sound. Orchestral score and parts are available on rental. Full score is also available for sale as study score (416-41604) or large score (416-41604L)._____________________________________Text from the scanned back cover:Summer Solstice (Concerto for Clarinet and Strings)The Philadelphia Inquirer has written “Summer Solstice is light without being insubstantial, melodic without being obvious. It has an invariably American sound.†SUMMER SOLSTICE is a 19-minute concerto in three movements, composed for solo clarinet with a colorfully-textured string orchestra; the piano reduction is comfortably voiced for recital use. Dorff’s joy in writing for his own instrument is readily heard in the warm cantabile writing and gracefully idiomatic passagework. Drawing inspiration from the elegance of Mozart’s concerto and the rhythmic grit of Copland’s, Dorff’s concerto is a true hybrid of jazz-inspired language with classical form and counterpoint.
SKU: BR.EB-32111
The first edition of a forgotten treasure
ISBN 9790004186763. 9 x 12 inches.
There are many composers of whom it is said today that they had gone back in time or had composed against contemporary taste. Today, the question arises, though, as to what of value is to be extracted, rediscovered, or re-edited. Camillo Schumann (1872-1946) is one of these nearly forgotten composers. His works are still largely unknown today. Schumann's tonal language combines the Brahmsian sound scape with the grand late romantic Liszt school. His piano pieces range even to sounds reminiscent of Rachmaninoff and are of tremendous power and virtuosity. The pronounced and inventive melody makes the works the testimony of a composer who has not yet come to the fore. His two sonatas for clarinet and piano have hitherto remained completely unknown. This is astonishing, for they are on the level of the sonatas of Johannes Brahms, who probably contributed the most essentially to this genre. Surfacing as a special treasure from the estate of the Saxon musicologist and collector Harald Schurz were the autographs of both clarinet sonatas, now to be published for the first time. Remember falling in love with the expressive qualities of the Brahms sonatas? You can rekindle that feeling with these works by Camillo Schumann. Commentators have compared Schumann's works not only to Brahms, but also to Liszt and Rachmaninoff. Run to your shop and order now.(Gregory Barrett, The Clarinet)The first edition of a forgotten treasure.
SKU: BR.EB-32112
ISBN 9790004186770. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: HL.49019609
ISBN 9790001179263. UPC: 841886017672. 0.075 inches.
Ever since the composer and pianist Peter Ludwig (*1951) heard Angel Villoldo's famous tango 'El Choclo' in the 1970s, this dance has fascinated him. And so he began to write tangos himself, bridging the gap between Latin American and European music cultures. Peter Ludwig presents three of his tangos in arrangements for clarinet and piano: 'Cäsar', dedicated to a dog, 'Firpo Tango', in memory of the ingenious Argentine tango musician Roberto Firpo, and 'Lisboa', a melancholy bow to the Portuguese metropolis - a rewarding and exciting addition to the clarinet repertoire.
SKU: PR.144406020
UPC: 680160621217. 11 x 14 inches.
Times Like These was commissioned and premiered by clarinetist Jean Kopperud and pianist Stephen Gosling, who also included the work on their Albany Records CD Extreme Measures. The work was also adopted by clarinetist Lisa Oberlander, who performed it at the 2014 ClarinetFest of the International Clarinet Association and recorded it on her debut album, Times Like These. A YouTube video performance by Oberlander is available, with pianist Yien Wang.
SKU: HL.48181073
UPC: 888680787868. 9x12 inches.
Aria for Clarinet and Piano by Eugène Bozza. Part of the the Alphonse Leduc catalogue, this work has been produced to the highest editorial and printing standards.
SKU: HL.48181789
UPC: 888680788360. 9.0x12.0x0.071 inches.
Composed in 1956 by Bohuslav Martinu, the Sonatina for Bb Clarinet and Piano is a neo-classical piece. This work, to be played as a single movement has been written in three different sections: Moderato, Andante and Poco Allegro. The rhythms are reminiscent of a polka and a march and the piece contains unexpected syncopation. Being one of Bohuslav Martinu's later works, it was written in New York, after he spent some time in Paris. Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) was a Czech composer and a violinist. Even though he was interested in different styles, including romanticism, jazz and expressionism, he wrote mainly neo-classical pieces, including 16 symphonies, 14 ballets and 15 operas.
SKU: AP.1-ADV8108
ISBN 9783892217770. UPC: 805095081084. English.
This piece exemplifies contemporary Cuban chamber music, offering a variety of technical and interpretative possibilities for both instrumentalists. The work features the use of polytonality, yet it also includes huge intervallic leaps and improvisational fragments. A rewarding recital selection for proficient players!
SKU: PR.14440602S
UPC: 680160622023. 11 x 14 inches.
Times Like These was commissioned and premiered by clarinetist Jean Kopperud and pianist Stephen Gosling, who also included the work on their Albany Records CD Extreme Measures. The work was also adopted by clarinetist Lisa Oberlander, who performed it at the 2014 ClarinetFest of the International Clarinet Association and recorded it on her debut album, Times Like These. A YouTube video performance by Oberlander is available, with pianist Yien Wang. For advanced performers.
SKU: AP.1-ADV8107
ISBN 9783892217763. UPC: 805095081077. English.
This piece exemplifies contemporary Cuban chamber music, offering a variety of technical and interpretative possibilities for both instrumentalists.
SKU: HL.49011070
ISBN 9790001113700. 9.0x12.0x0.09 inches.
Three challenging pieces by the Latvian-born composer, in his characteristic idiom of traditional and folk elements incorporated with contemporary influences.
SKU: PR.144400540
UPC: 680160025084.
SKU: HL.48016754
UPC: 073999178654. 8.25x11.0x0.132 inches.
