Arrangement of the zarzuela prelude ?La Revoltosa?, composed by R. Chap�.
It was represented for the first time on November 25, 1897 at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid. La Revoltosa is considered together with La verbena de la Paloma, as one of the peak works of the zarzuela?s genre.

La Feria (The Fair) is a Spanish fiesta! All the sights and sounds of a traditional Spanish street festival.
Paul Lacome wrote mostly operas-bouffes, light comic operas. That same drama and delight comes through in this piece. Originally written for orchestra, there have been many popular arrangements for band. I have arranged it for Clarinet Quartet without losing any of the Spanish tradition or dramatic character of the piece.
The Suite is in 3 sections. The first is entitled Los Toros (The Bulls). The running of the bulls is a tradition of nearly every Spanish fair. This highly energetic and rhythmic section is traditional Spanish fiesta music at its best. The second section is entitled La Reja (loosely-The Gate). This one is in the form of a Serenade. Every fair has a street barred off with a special archway entrance or gate. Inside, tents are set up serving local wine. Strolling street musicians will visit each tent and serenade. This section is scaled back dynamically and also in texture to imitate the solo or duo strolling musician. For the B theme of this section I move the melody to the Clarinet 3 part down low. I like to amuse myself and think of this brief growling melody as a tipsy patron of the tent singing back to the musicians. The street musicians then quickly resume their original song. The final section is entitled La Zarzuela. The Zarzuela is a uniquely Spanish comic opera that is heavy on dance and spoken dialogue. It has much in common with the American vaudeville shows. This section is in the form of a brisk waltz, another high energy rhythmic dance where Clarinet 2 takes the B theme melody.
This piece is of Advanced Intermediate difficulty due to constant movement, articulations, rhythm, and range. Clarinet 1 in particular uses the full range of the instrument.
21 page score, 4 pages @ part, 38 pages total booklet
4:30 minutes
temporary MIDI recording

Life is beautiful (La vita � bella) is un arrangement for clarinet quartet including music composed by Nicola Piovani for the italian film "La vita � bella".

Arrangement of the semiserie opera by La Gazza Ladra, composed by Rossini and first performance of The Thieving Magpie was on 31 May 1817, at La Scala, Milan.

The fun thing about La Bamba is that it's been sung and played in every combination possible, and it's still cool. La Bamba is a Mexican folk song that was adapted by Ritchie Valens into a rock 'n roll tune. This clarinet quartet version is not rock 'n roll, but the song remains recognizable, and would be a nice and light addition to your recital program.

?La Paloma? by Sebastian Yradier, arranged here for Clarinet Quartet by Kenneth Abeling. This is an advanced intermediate arrangement of the universally popular Spanish Love Song! Playing Time 3:20. To view and listen to this piece in its entirety as well as hundreds of other arrangements and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_vOOTlzybs

Emmerson, Lake and Palmer created exciting rock arrangements of classic works. Johan de Wit is now rearranging the tables as a tribute to ELP. The famous song "C?est la vie" in a classically oriented quartet.