Format : Sheet music
Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano is an impressive chamber work by Witold Lutoslawski. The five movements which form this work are based on folk songs from North Poland providing a variety of contrasts.This is the original version of the work composed in 1954 for Clarinet and Piano. This piece was later revised for chamber ensemble and again for orchestra.The solo clarinet part is also included on a separateinsert.
SKU: HL.14019651
ISBN 9780711975125. UPC: 888680020163. 7.0x10.25x0.179 inches.
The original version of this work, for Clarinet and Piano, was written in 1954 in response to a commission from the publishers, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, for an easy work for student performers. The five movements are based on folk songs from Northern Poland. The first performance of this version was given at the 1963 Aldeburgh Festival by Gervase de Peyer and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Britten.