Clarinet and Piano SKU: ST.C129 Composed by Mark Tanner. Wind & brass mus...(+)
Clarinet and Piano
SKU: ST.C129
Composed by Mark Tanner.
Wind & brass music.
Clifton Edition #C129.
Published by Clifton
Edition (ST.C129).
ISBN
9790570811298.
As I
sit myself down to write
this brief foreword, I
ask myself can there be
music more stirring than
these old Cornish folk
melodies? Though not
Cornish myself (I confess
to being born a little
further up the road, in
Bristol), I feel I have
spent sufficient time in
these 'ere parts to
resonate with the sturdy
brass band tradition that
continues to permeate
this incomparably
beautiful, rugged county.
One can almost detect a
French 'accent' when
listening to the piano
music of Debussy, and
likewise, speaking as a
lapsed brass player,
there is undoubtedly
something of the Cornish
twang about Trelawny when
played on a cornet or
euphonium. Then again,
one gets a different, yet
entirely convincing
effect upon hearing these
melodies rendered on
woodwind instruments;
hence, with a little
gamesmanship on my part,
I am pleased to see my
collection of these
fifteen delectable
ditties come to fruition
in the form of
arrangements for treble
clef brass instruments
(in B flat and E flat),
trombone and tuba (bass
clef), horn in F, flute,
clarinet and bassoon.
While many will find
themselves humming the
likes of Going up
Camborne Hill, Lamorna or
The Helston Furry Dance
even before they have
turned to the first page
- for these are indelibly
intertwined with Cornish
culture – I wonder if I
might draw your attention
to The Cornish Squire,
The Pool of Pilate and
Cold Blows the Wind Today
Sweetheart, which are
quite simply sublime
melodies, perhaps needing
that extra bit of help in
bringing them to mind
nowadays. In the best
tradition of musical
hand-me-downs, Cornish
folk music works equally
ideally sung and played,
and only by doing so on a
regular basis can such
traditions hope to
continue forward with
vigour and authority. A
legitimate way of
achieving this is to
revitalise the harmonic
scheme of these ancient
tunes and bring them up
to date for a modern
audience; after all, it
was such an approach that
fuelled the imagination
of Benjamin Britten and
Ralph Vaughan Williams in
decades past, while
skilfully paying homage
to the underlying charm
and, for want of a better
word, simplicity, of the
original music. But this
is only a start – for
without an energetic
response from younger
generations, Cornish folk
music is destined to
wither on the vine in
much the same way as is
happening with the
Cornish dialect. So, put
your instrument to your
lips and proceed, not
with caution, but with
enthusiasm and a smile,
for your great
grandparents (and perhaps
even their grandparents)
would surely raise a
glass if they could hear
you doing your bit to
ensure the survival of
this splendid
heritage. Timeless
Cornish melodies, cooked
up for hungry clarinet
players Grades
1–4 Former Spartan
Press Cat. No.:
SP1218.
Clarinet and Piano SKU: ST.C210 Composed by Pat Goddard. Wind & brass mus...(+)
Clarinet and Piano
SKU: ST.C210
Composed by Pat Goddard.
Wind & brass music.
Clifton Edition #C210.
Published by Clifton
Edition (ST.C210).
ISBN
9790570812103.
Wedding Bells
was inspired by the
wedding of our eldest
daughter, Tess. The
Wagner and Mendelssohn
wedding marches are of
course ever popular and
the slow movement of the
Mozart clarinet concerto
contrasts beautifully. My
own piece Wedding Bells
conveys a celebratory,
loving and joyous
atmosphere and on the big
day I played it during
the signing of the
register, accompanied by
the father of the bride
— it was an emotional
performance!
These
arrangements are intended
to catch the mood:
purists please forgive me
— Wagner, Mozart and
Mendelssohn may not have
written every note here,
but I hope that they
would have
approved.
Contents
Richard Wagner:
Bridal Chorus from
Lohengrin Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet
Concerto — 2nd
Movement Pat Goddard:
Wedding Bells Felix
Mendelssohn: Wedding
March from the incidental
music to A Midsummer
Night’s
Dream
Clarinet and piano SKU: P2.30093 Composed by Maurice Saylor. Solo music, ...(+)
Clarinet and piano
SKU: P2.30093
Composed by Maurice
Saylor. Solo music, 20th
century. Published by
Potenza Music (P2.30093).
The titular
confusion of this work
came about in this way:
the tunes first appeared
in a 1991 musical I wrote
based on Moliere's Le
Malade Imaginaire (The
Imaginary Invalid).
Lacking faith in the
musical but liking the
tunes, I fashioned a few
of them into the symphony
- a comic symphony. Yet,
it seemed to lack luster.
When the opportunity came
to write a work for my
friend and fellow Snark
Ensemble performer Ben
Redwine, I decided what
the material lacked was a
solo voice. The tunes are
still there, but now
greatly elaborated and
expanded upon. The final
work is still very much a
symphony - and no other
title seems to suit it -
but symphonies are
generally for orchestra.
Still, the size and the
instrumentation for the
form we call symphony
have varied greatly over
the years, so perhaps
it's the nature of the
music that makes it a
symphony and not the
scoring.
Clarinet and piano SKU: P2.30110 Composed by Nick DiBerardino. Solo music...(+)
Clarinet and piano
SKU: P2.30110
Composed by Nick
DiBerardino. Solo music,
20th century. Published
by Potenza Music
(P2.30110).
Nick
DiBerardino says, Madison
Avenue is a work full of
whimsy, bustle and
effervescent energy.
Composed with New York
City's famous Madison
Avenue in mind, this
piece attempts to capture
the action of New York's
busy streets, the mass of
its towering buildings
and the thrill - and
occasional anxiety - of
participating in its
frenetic rituals. Madison
Avenue's celebrated
advertising history plays
a role here, as well; I
like to think you can
hear somewhere in the
work the furious typing
of secretaries or the
insistence of a hard
sell. Above all, this is
a playful piece, a romp
and a gallop, a miniature
rhapsody infused with the
spirit and drive of the
city. In it, I hope you
hear an unbridled
enthusiasm and an
unyielding optimism, both
marked on the music by
the persistent energy of
the human spirit..
(Stylized Selections for Clarinet and Piano). Composed by Ed Hogan. Woodwind sol...(+)
(Stylized Selections for
Clarinet and Piano).
Composed by Ed Hogan.
Woodwind solo. For
clarinet, piano. Worship
Suite. Moderate. Lillenas
Publishing Company
#9780834173583. Published
by Lillenas Publishing
Company
Clarinet, Piano SKU: PR.700613460 Composed by Miguel Del Aguila. Peermusi...(+)
Clarinet, Piano
SKU:
PR.700613460
Composed
by Miguel Del Aguila.
Peermusic Classical
#70061-346. Published by
Peermusic Classical
(PR.700613460).
UPC:
884088946142.
Writt
en in 1998, Pacific
Serenade is a “peaceful
serenade:” serenade as
in: romantic, quasi
improvised music which
should be sung at night
under the stars. The main
“singer” here is the
clarinet. In general the
music is extremely quiet,
delicate, sensuous and
sentimental. The
sensuousness is created
by Latin song elements
especially the nostalgic
Brazilian folk song,
which is at times
combined with Blues style
melody and harmony. The
string quartet has a
technically expressively
challenging part which is
not merely the
accompaniment to the
clarinet, but rather it
is responsible for
setting the mood in which
the clarinet sings. This
is Aguila’s opus 59 and
it was commissioned by
Pacific Serenades
Ensemble of California
who premiered the work in
1998. Of course the
ensemble's name inspired
the name of this work as
well as its mood. In an
age of boom boxes, media
bombardment of
information and pop
culture becoming
increasingly aggressive,
boisterous and violent, I
felt the need to write
just the opposite… to
show once more that less
is more. -- Miguel del
Aguila.