Program note.
Clarinet Quintet, opus 155 is the fourth work I have written for Nancy Braithwaite. The first one was written on the occasion of her sister?s wedding in Vermont. Nancy premiered the solo clarinet piece ?Trinca di Chôro? during the wedding ceremony. The second work was ?Yo Picasso? (2007) for clarinet, viola, cello and piano. The work was tailor-made for the Arto Ensemble which consisted of two married couples: Oane (piano) and Nancy (clarinet), and Prunella (viola) and Guus (cello). The third work was ?Octet in D, opus 144? (2012) scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, string quartet and double bass. Nancy and her Dutch colleagues premiered the work in a program with the Schubert Octet in Bunnik, a small village west of Utrecht in the Netherlands.Many great composers have tackled the clarinet quintet, most notable Mozart and Brahms.
My Quintet is somewhat different in that there are a lot of jazz elements and something new that I have not tackled before: polymeter.

Clarinet Quintet, opus 155 is in seven movements.

I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Interlude 1 ? Presto
IV. Adagio
V. Reprise ? a bit faster than before!
VI. Interlude 2 ? Adagio
VII. Allegro con moto

The work begins with a clarinet meditation over pianissimo string chords. The music is very static ? not unlike the sacred music of Arvo Pärt. This is followed by an allegro that is in 12/8 featuring a pizzicato jazzy bass figure played by the cello. The third movement is my experiment in polymeter. The ostinato pattern is grouped in a metrical scheme of 4, 3, 4 and 5; but the octave melody in the clarinet and first violin unfolds in standard duple meter of 4. The middle fourth movement is an adagio. This is an example of what I love about music, a soaring melody above slow haunting chords. A reprise of the jazzy Interlude 1 comes next, but in a slightly different guise with new elements, both melodically and harmonically.Interlude 2 is reminiscent of the meditative music of the first movement, but again it is quite different in mood and atmosphere.The finale is another experiment in polymeter. At first the metrical scheme is in a pattern of 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3 and 2. But eventually the meters get all scrambled up. Have fun trying to count. You?ll get lost! Above the ?oom-pah oom-pah? accompaniment, the clarinet soars like a flying bird ? diving, hovering, dipping and swooping!!!

ENJOY!!!

Audio link. Copy and paste the URL link into your browser.

https://thomasoboelee.bandcamp.com/album/clarinet-quintet-opus-155-2013

Video link: https://youtu.be/2fByM3tEAqc

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The standard is early intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these Gospel hymns, with plenty of interest in both the solo and the piano parts. These hymns are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal.



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· Wade in the Water,

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18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.2 for Solo Clarinet and Piano is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and key for the solo instrument. The preview only shows a few pages of the piano score, but this is followed by a separate solo instrumental part, adding up to 49 pages of quality music.



The standard is early intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these Gospel hymns, with plenty of interest in both the solo and the piano parts. These hymns are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal.



The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows



· O Mary Don?t You Weep,

· O When the Saints,

· Old Time Religion,

· Onward Christian Soldiers,

· Rock of Ages,

· Shall We Gather at the River,

· Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus,

· Standing in the Need of Prayer,

· Swing Low Sweet Chariot,

· Steal Away,

· There is a Fountain Filled with Blood,

· There is Power in the Blood,

· This Little Light of Mine,

· Wade in the Water,

· Were You There?

· What a Friend We Have in Jesus,

· When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder,

· When We All Get to Heaven.



If you like these Gospel Hymns, then there are another eighteen just like them in Volume 1. To find them copy and paste 18 Easy Gospel Hymns Vol.1 for Solo Clarinet and Piano in the Search Bar above. There are also duet versions of these Gospel hymns available on Sheet Music Plus, and more advanced duet arrangements of your Gospel favourites in the 10 Gospel Duets series.